David Watts (teacher) explained

David Watts
Birth Date:1912 or 1913
Death Date:2013 (age 100)
Nationality:British
Occupation:Head teacher
Employer:Kingsmead School
Known For:Wildlife sound recording

David Watts was a British teacher and amateur sound recordist. He was head teacher of Kingsmead School at Hoylake for thirty years.[1] [2] The British Library's National Sound Archive holds his collection of wildlife sound recordings, many of which were made in South Africa.

Watts was the son of Arthur Watts, the founding headmaster of Kingsmead.

Watts died in 2013, aged 100. He was survived by his wife Dorothy and their three children, who attended a memorial service in his honour at Kingsmead School on 11 May 2013. His obituary, which described him as "eccentric and affable", was published in The Times.

Notes and References

  1. News: David Watts. 21 March 2013. The Times. 8 October 2016.
  2. Web site: A truly magical day. May 2013. Kingsmead School. 8 October 2016.