Background
Waters, Robert was born on May 9, 1835 in Thurso, Scotland. Son of William and Alexandrina (Sutherland) Waters.
Waters, Robert was born on May 9, 1835 in Thurso, Scotland. Son of William and Alexandrina (Sutherland) Waters.
Came to America in 8th year.
Of Edmund Ferrett, 1875. Worked in printing offices, Montreal and New New York Meanwhile studied English branches, French and German.
Went to London, 1861, France, 1862, Germany, 1863.
Taught English and German in Saint Quentin, Picardy, 1862-1863. English in Commercial School, Offenbach-on-the-Main, Hesse-Darmstadt, 1863-1867.
Taught in German-American schools, New York, 1867-1868. Professor language and literature, Hoboken Academy, 1868-1883.
Principal, and superintendent West Hoboken public schools, 1883-1908 (resigned).
Author: Intellectual Pursuits. Life of William Cobbett. Cobbett’s English Grammar.
Shakespeare as Portrayed by Himself.
John Selden and His Table-Talk. Flashes of Wit and Humor.
Career and Conversation of John Swinton. Culture by Conversation.
Reminiscences of the Hoboken Academy, 1904.
Culture by Self-Help. Translator: Magical Experiments, or Science in Play.
Married Helen, daughter
