Watson, William F
educator, poet, was born May 11, 1862, in Canada. At the age of seventeen he commenced educational work in the state of Maine; and later completed classical course at Houlton academy; and subsequently graduated from the Colby university.
For many years he has been professor of chemistry in the Furman university of Greenville, S. C.
He is the author of a volume entitled The Children of the Sun, and Miscellaneous Poems; and contributed extensively to current literature on educational and scientific topics. His poems also appear in Poets of America and other standard works.