James Dewey Watson, the son of James Dewey and Jean Watson, was born in chicago illinois on April 6, 1928. Watsons entire childhood was spent in Chicago where he attended Horace Mann Grammar School (eight years) and South Shore High School (two years).
Being the bright young man he was he then received a scholarship to the University of Chicago where he completed his B.Sc in Zoology. As a young man Watson was always interested in bird watching, this led him to wanting to study genetics. His desire became reality when he obtained his Ph.d degree in Zoology after receiving a fellowship for graduate study in Zoology at Indiana University in Bloomington. During his time time at Indiana, he was deeply influenced by geneticists H.J Muller and T.M.
Being the bright young man he was he then received a scholarship to the University of Chicago where he completed his B.Sc in Zoology. As a young man Watson was always interested in bird watching, this led him to wanting to study genetics. His desire became reality when he obtained his Ph.d degree in Zoology after receiving a fellowship for graduate study in Zoology at Indiana University in Bloomington. During his time time at Indiana, he was deeply influenced by geneticists H.J Muller and T.M.