Angus Matheson (1 July 1912 – 2 November 1962) was the inaugural Professor of Celtic Languages and Literature at the

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, a post he held from 1956 until his death in 1962.

Early life

Angus Matheson was born 1 July 1912 in Harris in the

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...

to Mary Murray from Lewis and Malcolm Matheson, a minister in the

United Free Church The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; gd, An Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte, sco, The Unitit Free Kirk o Scotland) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and ...

. He grew up in

Sollas Sollas ( gd, Solas) is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland. History The Battle of Sollas From Sollas, the road that heads towards Bayhead is known as the ''Committee Road''. It is called this a ...

North Uist North Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Tuath; sco, North Uise) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Etymology In Donald Munro's ''A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides'' of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and ...

. His elder brother was the Gaelic scholar William Matheson, an ordained minister and Reader in Celtic at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

. He was educated at

Inverness Royal Academy Inverness Royal Academy is a comprehensive secondary school in the city of Inverness in the Highland area of Scotland. A former grammar school with a history dating back to the 13th century, the Academy became a comprehensive in the mid-1970s. ...

, followed by the

, where he graduated with an MA with first class honours in Celtic in 1934. He undertook further studies as a McCaig Scholar at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

, and at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...

Personal life

On 19 December 1941, he married

Sylvia Schofield Sylvia Anne Schofield (née Terry-Smith; 28 May 1916 – 2 March 2006) was a British writer and traveller. She had a long and varied career, and her ''The Daily Telegraph'' obituary described her as, "an agony aunt, wartime intelligence operativ ...

, the writer and traveller, at Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church. They divorced in 1950. He died on 2 November 1962.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Angus 1912 births 1962 deaths People educated at Inverness Royal Academy Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of University College Dublin University of Bonn alumni Academics of the University of Glasgow Celtic studies People from Uist People from Harris, Outer Hebrides