David Watts (teacher)

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David Watts
Born1912 or 1913
Died2013 (age 100)
Occupation Head teacher
Employer Kingsmead School
Known forWildlife 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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Watts". The Times . 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A truly magical day". Kingsmead School. May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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