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- Birth nameJames Dewey Watson
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- James Watson was born on April 6, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Horizon (1964), Our Genes/Our Choices (2003) and Nova (1974). He was married to Elizabeth Vickery Lewis. He died on November 6, 2025 in East Northport, Long Island, New York, USA.
- SpouseElizabeth Vickery Lewis(March 28, 1968 - November 6, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenRufus Robert WatsonDuncan James Watson
- ParentsJames Dewey Watson Sr.Margaret Jean Mitchell
- RelativesElizabeth Lauchlin Watson (Myers)(Sibling)
- Earned a Ph.D. degree in Zoology in 1950 from Indiana University.
- He received a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947.
- 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.
- Portrayed by Will Attenborough in Anna Ziegler's acclaimed play "Photograph 51" at London's Noel Coward Theatre (2015).
- Has two sons, Rufus and Duncan.
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