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James Watson

Born
Apr 6, 1928 · Aged 97
Died
Nov 6, 2025
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
3
TV credits
2
Also known as (8)
  • Dr James Watson
  • Dr. James Watson
  • James Dewey Watson
  • James D. Watson
  • James Dewey Watson KBE
  • James Watson KBE
  • James D. Watson KBE
  • Jêmuzu Watoson

Biography

James Watson is an American scientist who earned a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947 and received a Ph.D. degree in Zoology in 1950 from Indiana University. He is the co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, and shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his research.