Donald Macleod Matheson
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Donald Macleod Matheson

British religious scholar (1896–1979)

Donald Macleod Matheson (occasionally only MacLeod Matheson) CBE (1896–1979) was a member of the War Works Commission, and Secretary to the National Trust from 1934 to 1945. Active within the Traditionalist School as a translator and author, he founded The Matheson Trust for the study of comparative religion.2

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Born Jun 20, 1896, died Jan 14, 1979.1

About

He was a sibling of Hilda Matheson. As the National Trust secretary, he was at the receiving end of some of the Ferguson's Gang’s exploits.

From Wikipedia’s article on Donald Macleod Matheson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedBalliol College3

Career

Occupation: translator.5

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire6