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James Watson

American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025)

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James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper on DNA entitled, "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid". Published in the scientific journal Nature, the paper proposed the existence of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, having built on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. In 1962, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".

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Born
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Place of birth
Chicago wd
Died
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Place of death
East Northport wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biologist, geneticist, zoologist, biochemist, molecular biologist, academic wd
Education
Indiana University Bloomington, University of Chicago, South Shore High School wd

Awards wd

  • Copley Medal (1993)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977)
  • Lomonosov Gold Medal (1994)
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1960)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2002)
  • Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2002)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1965)
  • Philadelphia Liberty Medal (2000)
  • National Medal of Science (1997)
  • John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (1971)
  • EMBO Membership (1985)
  • honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2005)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1981)
  • Mendel Medal (2000)

Questions

When was James Watson born?
James Watson was born on 6 April 1928 in Chicago.
Where did James Watson study?
James Watson was educated at Indiana University Bloomington, University of Chicago, South Shore High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): James Watson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q83333 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: James D. Watson LCCN2007680359.jpg by Newspaper Enterprise Association (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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