Jim Watt (rugby union)
James Michael Watt (5 July 1914 – 17 September 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union player and medical academic. He was New Zealand's first professor of paediatrics, appointed at the University of Otago in 1967.
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| Birth name | James Michael Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 1988 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Michael Watt (father) Colin McCahon (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professor of paediatrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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