# James Craig Watson

> James Craig Watson was a Canadian-American astronomer, discoverer of comets and minor planets, director of the University of Michigan's Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor, and awarded with the Lalande Prize in 1869.

*American astronomer (1838-1880)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-craig-watson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1838-01-28
- **Died:** 1880-11-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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