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James Dewey Watson
| Full Name of the recipient | James Dewey Watson |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 1962 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Francis Harry Compton Crick (33.3%) Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, IL, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 6 April 1928 |
| Age at the time of Award | 33 years |
