David Watts (teacher)

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David Watts
Born 1912 or 1913
Died 2013 (age 100)
Nationality British
Occupation Head teacher
Employer Kingsmead School
Known for Wildlife sound recording
Watts' recording of the dawn chorus in Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

David Watts was a British teacher and amateur sound recordist. He was head teacher of Kingsmead School at Hoylake for thirty years. [1] [2] The British Library's National Sound Archive holds his collection of wildlife sound recordings, many of which were made in South Africa. [1]

Kingsmead School, Hoylake

Kingsmead School is a co-educational independent day School for boys and girls aged 2 to 18, located in Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula. The school was founded in 1904 by Arthur Watts, a Baptist minister and mathematician. In 1911 the school motto was selected, "Dominus Vitae Robur" – The Lord is the Strength of my Life. Kingsmead is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).

Hoylake seaside town in Merseyside, England

Hoylake is a seaside town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is located at the north western corner of the Wirral Peninsula, near to the town of West Kirby and where the River Dee estuary meets the Irish Sea. Historically part of Cheshire, at the time of the Domesday it was within the Hundred of Wilaveston.

British Library national library of the United Kingdom

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Watts was the son of Arthur Watts, the founding headmaster of Kingsmead. [2]

Watts died in 2013, aged 100. [2] He was survived by his wife Dorothy and their three children, who attended a memorial service in his honour at Kingsmead School on 11 May 2013. [2] His obituary, which described him as "eccentric and affable", was published in The Times . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Watts". The Times . 21 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A truly magical day". Kingsmead School. May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.