Donald Cameron Watt (17 May 1928 – 30 October 2014) was a British historian.
Early life
Donald Cameron Watt was a chorister in the
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is an English Anglican choir. It is considered one of today's most accomplished and renowned representatives of the great English choral tradition. It was created by King Henry VI, who founded King's Coll ...
, and then was educated at
Rugby School
Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.
Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...
.
He read
Philosophy, Politics and Economics at
Oriel College, Oxford
Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
, graduating from
Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
with a bachelor's degree in 1951.
Career
Watt served as a Professor of International History at the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
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,
where he served as the Head of the Department and Stevenson Chair of International History from 1981 to 1993.
Watt edited ''Survey of International Affairs'' at
Chatham House from 1962 to 1971.
He was the author or co-author of 25 books.
He won the
Wolfson History Prize in 1990.
Personal life and death
Watt was married twice. He first married Marianne Grau in 1951, and they had a son.
After she died in 1962, he married Felicia Stanley. She predeceased him in 1997.
Watt died on 30 October 2014.
He was 86 years old.
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References
1928 births
2014 deaths
People educated at Rugby School
Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
20th-century English historians
Academics of the London School of Economics
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