John Fraser (Celticist)

John Fraser (1882 – 18 May 1945) was Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford.

John Fraser
Born	1882 Inverness, Scotland
Died	18 May 1945
Title	Jesus Professor of Celtic
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen Trinity College, Cambridge University of Jena
Academic work
Discipline	Celtic languages
Institutions	University of Oxford
Main interests	Scottish Gaelic and Scottish place name studies

Life

He was born in Inverness, Scotland, and studied at the University of Aberdeen, Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Jena. After lecturing in Celtic at Aberdeen University, he was appointed Jesus Professor of Celtic in 1921, becoming thereby a Professorial Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He held the position until his death in 1945.

He had a particular research interest in Scottish Gaelic and Scottish place name studies, but left no substantial work beyond his many contributions to learned periodicals. His papers are now held by Aberdeen University.^[1]