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James Sibley Watson, Jr. (August 10, 1894 – March 31, 1982) was an American medical doctor, philanthropist, publisher, editor, photographer, and early experimenter in motion pictures. == Early life == Born in Rochester, New York, James Sibley Watson, Jr. was an heir to the Western Union telegraph fortune created by his grandfathers, Don Alonzo Watson and Hiram Sibley. Don Alonzo and Hiram Sibley were such close friends and business partners that they named their sons after each other: James Sibley Watson Sr. and Hiram Watson Sibley.〔http://rocwiki.org/Hiram_Sibley〕 In 1891, J.S. Watson Sr. married Emily, the daughter of his father’s longtime business partner.〔NYT Marriage Announcement: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20911FF3D5E10738DDDA10894DC405B8185F0D3〕 (Emily Sibley Watson ) was a prestigious figure in Rochester who singlehandedly established the city’s Memorial Art Gallery.〔History of Art in Rochester: http://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v17_1955/v17i2.pdf NYT: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00715FA3C5B13738DDDAA0994DC405B838DF1D3 “Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery” Tribute: http://www.fomh.org/Data/Documents/EmilySibleyWatson.pdf 〕 Their son J.S. Watson Jr. thus inherited both fortune and fame, and grew up in a rich home that cultivated appreciation for art and encouraged generous and active membership in the Rochester community. Watson graduated from Harvard on June 22, 1916, and served on the Board of Editors of the ''Harvard Monthly''.〔Dale Davis, “… And Melville Webber.” Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-garde Film 1893-1941: A Retrospective of Restored and Preserved Films Detailing the Unknown Accomplishments of American Pioneer Filmmakers. Ed. Bruce Posner. New York: Black Thistle Press, 2001. 121-122.〕 At Harvard, Watson made two lifelong friends: his future business partner Scofield Thayer, poet E. E. Cummings. A few months after he graduated, Watson married (Hildegarde Lasell Watson ),〔NYT Marriage Announcement: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A13FA3A5812738DDDAC0994D8415B868DF1D3〕 who shared her husband’s enthusiasm for the arts and joined him in generously supporting various artists, including Marianne Moore, Kenneth Burke, and Gaston Lachaise. In 1918, Watson and Hildegarde had a son, Michael Lasell Watson,〔Michael Watson’s Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=161365508〕 and a daughter in 1921, Jeanne Quackenbush.〔Jeanne’s Obituary: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1901&dat=19910315&id=Rv4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RtMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4516,8757359〕 Despite his shy personality and natural reticence,〔Willis, Patricia C. “American Modern: Scofield Thayer, Marianne Moore, And The Dial.” The Yale Review 78.2 (1989): 301-317. MLA International Bibliography. Web.〕 Watson was a man of many talents and interests, and pursued several successful careers during his life. He not only became a medical doctor, but also contributed significantly to both the publishing and film industries.〔Hoffman, Frederick, Charles Allen, and Carolyn Ulrich. The Little Magazine: A History and a Bibliography. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1946. 196-206. Print.〕 In his spare time he was also an artist, flyer, expert marksman and inventor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Sibley Watson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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