David Watson (academic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Watson (academic)

British academic and educationalist

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1949

Place of Birth: Broxbourne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2015

Profession: professor, historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir David John Watson (22 March 1949 – 8 February 2015) was a British academic and educationalist.
He was Director of Brighton Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992 and Vice-Chancellor of its successor the University of Brighton from 1992 to 2005.
He was the Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford from 2010 to 2015.