James W. Watts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James W. Watts

American neurosurgeon

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1904

Place of Birth: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1994

Profession: surgeon, neurosurgeon

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Winston Watts (January 19, 1904 – November 15, 1994) was a neurosurgeon, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Watts is noteworthy for his professional partnership with the neurologist and psychiatrist Walter Freeman.
The two became advocates and prolific practitioners of psychosurgery, specifically the lobotomy.
Watts wrote two books on lobotomies with Dr.
Freeman: "Psychosurgery, Intelligence, Emotion and Social Behavior Following Prefrontal Lobotomy for Medical Disorders" in 1942 and "Psychosurgery in the Treatment of Mental Disorders and Intractable Pain" in 1950. He is also known for carrying out the lobotomy of Rose Marie Kennedy under the supervision of Freeman.
Kennedy's mental capacity diminished to that of a two-year-old child.
She could not walk or speak intelligibly and was considered incontinent.