Calvert Watkins

Calvert Watkins
Calvert Watkins
Born	March 13, 1933; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	March 20, 2013 (aged 80); Los Angeles, California, United States
Title	Victor S. Thomas Professor of Linguistics and Classics
Spouses	Jane Williams Cushman (married 1961); Stephanie Jamison (married 1980);
Children	Cynthia Watkins, David Cushman, Catherine Cushman, and Nicholas Watkins
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship; Goodwin Award;
Academic background
Education	Harvard University (BA, 1954; PhD, 1959)
Thesis	Indo-European origins of the Celtic verb (1962)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Sub-discipline	Historical linguistics
Notable students	Joshua Katz
Notable works	How to Kill a Dragon

Calvert Watkins (/ˈwɒtkɪnz/; March 13, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American linguist and philologist, known for his book How to Kill a Dragon. He was a professor of linguistics and the classics at Harvard University and after retirement went to serve as professor-in-residence at UCLA.

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