James Watson

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author geneticist human molecular biologist science administrator

James Watson is an American molecular biologist best known as a co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure and a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
James D. Watson	0	17
J. D. Watson	0	1
James Dewey Watson	0	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → geneticist → human → molecular biologist → science administrator →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science → PhD in Zoology →
awardReceived	Copley Medal → Lasker Award → National Medal of Science → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
coDiscovered	double helix structure of DNA →
coDiscovererWith	Francis Crick → Maurice Wilkins →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1928-04-06 →
doctoralAdvisor	Salvador Luria →
educatedAt	Indiana University → surface form: Indiana University Bloomington University of Chicago →
ethnicity	Irish American →
familyName	Watson →
fieldOfWork	biochemistry → genetics → molecular biology →
fullName	James Watson self-linksurface differs → surface form: James Dewey Watson
givenName	James →
influencedBy	Linus Pauling →
knownFor	The Double Helix (scientific contribution, not the book author) → surface form: The Double Helix (book) co-discovery of the structure of DNA → double helix model of DNA →
languageSpoken	English →
nobelPrizeSharedWith	Francis Crick → Maurice Wilkins →
nobelPrizeYear	1962 →
notableStudent	Mark Ptashne →
notableWork	Molecular Biology of the Cell → Molecular Biology of the Gene → The Double Helix (scientific contribution, not the book author) → surface form: The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
numberOfChildren	2 →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
positionHeld	chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory → director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory → president of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory → professor of biology at Harvard University →
receivedAward	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine →
religion	atheism →
residence	Cold Spring Harbor, New York → surface form: Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States
spouse	Elizabeth Watson →
workedAt	Cavendish Laboratory → Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory → Harvard University → Cambridge University → surface form: University of Cambridge