About Walter Scott
Lived 1855 – 1925 (aged 69). Walter Scott was a philologist and classical philologist.
Walter Scott (10 September 1855 – 26 February 1925) was an English classical scholar, professor of classics at the University of Sydney and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Scott was born in Newton Tracey, Devon, England, third son of George Erving Scott and his wife Agnes, née Ward. He was educated at Christ's Hospital School and Balliol College, Oxford from 1874 to 1878.
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Who was Walter Scott?
British scholar (1855–1925)
When was Walter Scott born?
Walter Scott was born on 10 September 1855 in Somerset.
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Walter Scott died on 26 February 1925.
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Walter Scott was a philologist and classical philologist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walter Scott. https://biography.guide/walter-scott-philologist/
MLA: "Walter Scott." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/walter-scott-philologist/.
Chicago: "Walter Scott." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/walter-scott-philologist/.
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