1804 - 1884
John Selby Watson British Translator
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| First Name |
John
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| Middle Name |
Selby
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| Last Name |
Watson
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1803
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| Died |
6th July, 1884
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Translator
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The Reverend John Selby Watson (April 1804 – 6 July 1884) was a British classical translator and murderer. He was sentenced to death in 1872 for killing his wife, but a public outcry led to his sentence being reduced to life imprisonment. The case is notable for Watson's use of a plea of insanity as his defence, bringing "the insanity defense into perhaps its greatest prominence since M'Naghten."
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