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William Watson
Sir William Watson, FRS was a British physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carl Linnaeus into England. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1741 and vice president in 1772. He was knighted in 1786.
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science · English physician and scientist (1715–1787) · botanist · physician · physicist · pharmacist · writer · also William Watson, William Watson (scientist), Sir William Watson, Watson
Born 3 April 1715 · Died 10 May 1787 · Q462269
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2026· 5 entries
Financial Post: William Watson: Who will be minister for summer camp?
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Legacy obituary: William Michael Watson Obituary (2026) - Clarksville, MD - Donaldson Funeral Homes - Clarksville
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Financial Post: William Watson: “Free” but dumb vs. freedom
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2023· 1 entry
National Post: William Watson
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2020· 1 entry
National Post: William Watson | National Post
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2018· 1 entry
Montreal Gazette: William Watson, Postmedia News
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2015· 1 entry
Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 17,889 times.
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1988· 1 entry
Published “Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — cited 31,046 times.
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1968· 1 entry
“inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa”
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1787· 1 entry
Died 1787-05-10.
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1745· 1 entry
Won Copley Medal (1745).
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1715· 1 entry
Born 1715-04-03.
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