▁life ▁Ang us ▁Math es on ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁Harris ▁in ▁the ▁Out er ▁Heb rides ▁to ▁Mary ▁Murray ▁from ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Mal col m ▁Math es on , ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Free ▁Church . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁S oll as , ▁North ▁U ist . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother ▁was ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁scholar ▁William ▁Math es on , ▁an ▁ord ained ▁minister ▁and ▁Re ader ▁in ▁C elt ic ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁In ver ness ▁Royal ▁Academy , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁MA ▁with ▁first ▁class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁C elt ic ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁further ▁studies ▁as ▁a ▁McC a ig ▁Sch olar ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁Syl via ▁Sch of ield , ▁the ▁writer ▁and ▁trav eller , ▁at ▁King ston ▁and ▁Sur bit on ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁They ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁In ver ness ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the