Angus Matheson

Angus Matheson
Born 1912
North Uist, Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Died 1962
Nationality British
Education Inverness Royal Academy
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Occupation Academic
Known for Professor of Celtic at the University of Glasgow
Spouse(s) Sylvia Schofield (m. 1941-50)
Parent(s) Malcolm Matheson
Mary Murray
Relatives William Matheson (brother)

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

Early life

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

He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy, followed by the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a degree 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.[4] They divorced in 1950.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Angus Matheson". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "William Matheson". The Herald. 2 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tobar an Dualchais - Biography - Rev. William Matheson". www.tobarandualchais.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 Pimlott Baker, Anne. "Schofield [née Smith; other married name Matheson], Sylvia Anne Terry". ODNB. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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