Angus Matheson

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Angus Matheson
Born(1912-07-01)1 July 1912
Died2 November 1962(1962-11-02) (aged 50)
Education Inverness Royal Academy
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
OccupationAcademic
Known for Professor of Celtic at the University of Glasgow
Spouse Sylvia Schofield (m. 1941-50)
Relatives William Matheson (brother)

Angus Matheson (1 July 1912 – 2 November 1962) was the inaugural Professor of Celtic Languages and Literature at the University of Glasgow, a post he held from 1956 until his death in 1962. [1] [2]

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Early life

Angus Matheson was born 1 July 1912 in Harris in the Outer Hebrides to Mary Murray from Lewis and Malcolm Matheson, a minister in the United Free Church. [1] [2] He grew up in Sollas, North Uist. [3] [4] His elder brother was the Gaelic scholar William Matheson, an ordained minister and Reader in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh. [3]

He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy, followed by the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with an MA with first class honours in Celtic in 1934. [1] He undertook further studies as a McCaig Scholar at University College Dublin, and at the University of Bonn. [1]

Personal life

On 19 December 1941, he married Sylvia Schofield, the writer and traveller, at Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church. [5] They divorced in 1950. [5] He died on 2 November 1962.[ citation needed ]

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