William J. Watson

William J. Watson
Personal details
Born
William John Watson

1865
Milntown of New Tarbat, Ross-shire, Scotland
Died9 March 1948(1948-03-09) (aged 82–83)
OccupationToponymist

William John Watson[1] (1865 – 9 March 1948) was a Scottish toponymist and was the first scholar to place the study of Scottish place names on a firm linguistic basis.

  1. ^ "Collection: The Carmichael-Watson Collection | University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections". archives.collections.ed.ac.uk.