He was born in Dublin's docklands and studied Modern Languages at Trinity, where he was elected a Scholar in 1950, graduating in 1952 and in Natural Sciences the following year.[2]
He became a fellow of Trinity in 1960, Reader in Botany in 1964, Professor in 1966 and Provost from 1981 to 1991.[3]
william, arthur, watts, 1930, april, 2010, professor, botany, later, provost, trinity, college, dublin, born, dublin, docklands, studied, modern, languages, trinity, where, elected, scholar, 1950, graduating, 1952, natural, sciences, following, year, became, f. William Arthur Watts 26 May 1930 26 April 2010 1 was a Professor in Botany at and later Provost of Trinity College Dublin He was born in Dublin s docklands and studied Modern Languages at Trinity where he was elected a Scholar in 1950 graduating in 1952 and in Natural Sciences the following year 2 He became a fellow of Trinity in 1960 Reader in Botany in 1964 Professor in 1966 and Provost from 1981 to 1991 3 He was President of the Royal Irish Academy from 1982 to 1986 4 References edit Former provost of Trinity College with strong commitment to public service Kelly D and McMurry B 2010 William Arthur Bill Watts 1930 2010 Trinity Today October 2010 Issue 15 pp 170 171 William Arthur Watts Former Provosts Provost s Office Trinity College Dublin The University of Dublin Ireland George Huxley Papers SERIES V Newspaper Clippings The American School of Classical Studies at Athens Retrieved 5 August 2013 Academic officesPreceded byF S L Lyons Provost of Trinity College Dublin1981 1991 Succeeded byThomas Mitchell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Arthur Watts amp oldid 1135334011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
