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David Watson

Scottish military surveyor and engineer
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Summary

David Watson was born on 1713[1]. He died on 1761[2]. He worked as a military engineer[3].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 29, 1704[4]
  • Sex or gender: male[5]
  • Commons category: David Watson (British Army officer)[6]
  • Family name: Watson[7]
  • Given name: David[8]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[9]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[10]

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What did David Watson do for work?

David Watson worked as a military engineer[3].

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  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · JuniperSandhurst · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en']
    Date of birth → +1713-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1704-06-29T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 29 June 1704"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1713-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1704-06-29T00:00:00Z
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id → 28834
    Imported from → —
    Viaf cluster id → 306383791
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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