William Watson ((1917-12-09)9 December 1917 – (2007-03-15)15 March 2007) was a British art historian who was Professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the University of London. He was a leading member of the teams that organised the Genius of China exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1973 and the Great Japan Exhibition, held in 1981–82. He made a major contribution to Japanese art studies in the UK. Source: Wikipedia (en)