James Wreford Watson

James Wreford Watson
Born(1915-02-08)February 8, 1915
Shaanxi, China
DiedSeptember 18, 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 75)
Castle Douglas, Scotland
OccupationGeographer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityScottish, Canadian
Citizenship Canadian
Notable awardsGovernor General's Award
SpouseJessie Watson née Black
ChildrenMargaret, James

Prof James Wreford Watson FRSE FRSC IBG LLD (February 8, 1915 – September 18, 1990) was a Scottish Canadian geographer and cartographer, who served as the Chief Geographer of Canada and the first president of the Canadian Association of Geographers. He was also a poet who wrote under the name James Wreford and was the recipient of Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, for his poetry.

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