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James D. Watson (1928-2025) Molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist. James D. Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in East Northport, New York.

Full Name

James Dewey Watson

Locations

Suffolk

Author's Timeline

1928

Birth

James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 1928.

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Residence

Suffolk County: Mr. Watson lived for years in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

1968

Other Life Event

Suffolk County: Mr. Watson was director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, from 1968 until 1993.

1968

Literary Work

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
Atheneum
1199418382 / 978-1199418388
Memoir.

2002

Literary Work

Genes, Girls, and Gamow: After the Double Helix
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
0375412832 / 978-0375412837
Nonfiction.

2003

Literary Work

DNA: The Secret of Life
Knopf
0375415467 / 978-0375415463
Nonfictioon written with Andrew Berry.

2004

Literary Work

Molecular Biology of the Gene
Benjamin Cummings
Textbook.

2007

Literary Work

Avoid Boring People: Lessons From a Life in Science
OUP Oxford
0192802739 / 978-0192802736
Memoir.


2025

Death

Suffolk County: James D. Watson died in a hospice in East Northport, New York, on November 6, 2025.

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