Angus Matheson
Angus Matheson | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1912-07-01)1 July 1912 Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland |
| Died | 2 November 1962(1962-11-02) (aged 50) |
| Education | Inverness Royal Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Academic |
| 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]
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]
Career
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] In 1938, he was appointed as a lecturer in Celtic studies at the University of Glasgow.[5]
He was appointed the inaugural Professor of Celtic Languages and Literature at the University of Glasgow in 1956.[6]
Personal life
On 19 December 1941, he married Sylvia Schofield, the writer and traveller, at Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church.[7] They divorced in 1950.[7] He died on 2 November 1962.[8]
References
- ^ abcd"Angus Matheson". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ ab"Matheson, Professor Angus, (1 July 1912 – 2 Nov. 1962), Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures, University of Glasgow, since 1956", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u52599, ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1, retrieved 16 May 2019
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ ab"William Matheson". The Herald. 2 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^"Tobar an Dualchais - Biography - Rev. William Matheson". www.tobarandualchais.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^"Two Lecturers in Celtic. Glasgow University Appointments. Lord Rector presides over Court". The Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^"Glasgow Chair of Celtic. Mr Angus Matheson". The Glasgow Herald. 29 November 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ abPimlott Baker, Anne (2004). "Schofield [née Smith; other married name Matheson], Sylvia Anne Terry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97811. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 30 November 2017.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^"Obituary. Professor Angus Matheson. Noted Gaelic Scholar". The Glasgow Herald. 3 November 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
