Calvert Watkins

Calvert Watkins
Born	(1933-03-13)March 13, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 20, 2013(2013-03-20) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Title	Victor S. Thomas Professor of Linguistics and Classics
Spouses	Jane Williams Cushman (married 1961) Stephanie Jamison (married 1980)
Children	4
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship Goodwin Award
Academic background
Education	Harvard University (BA, PhD) École pratique des hautes études
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.^[1]