Background
Watson, John Richard was born on June 15, 1934 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Son of Reginald Joseph Watson and Alice Mabel Tennant.
Watson, John Richard was born on June 15, 1934 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Son of Reginald Joseph Watson and Alice Mabel Tennant.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1958. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1966.
Lecturer University Glasgow, 1962-1966. Lecturer, then senior lecturer University Leicester, England, 1966-1978. Professor English University Durham, England, 1978-1999, public orator England, 1989-1999.
Second lieutenant Royal Artillery, 1953-1955. Member Modern Humanities Research Association (chairman 1990-1999), International Association University Professors English (president 1995-1998), Charles Wesley Society (vice president 1994-2003), Charles Lamb Society (president since 2003).
Married Pauline Elizabeth Roberts, July 21, 1962. Children: David James, Elizabeth Emma, Rachel Clare.