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James Watson
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Born
April 6
,
1928
·
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth name
James Dewey Watson
Height
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Mini Bio
James Watson was born on April 6, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer, known for
Horizon (1964)
,
Our Genes/Our Choices (2003)
and
Nova (1974)
. He has been married to Elizabeth Lewis since 1968. They have two children.
Family
Spouse
Elizabeth Lewis
(1968 - present) (2 children)
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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).
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