Jeffries Wyman (biologist)
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Jeffries Wyman (June 21, 1901 – November 4, 1995) was an American molecular biologist and biophysicist notable for his research of proteins, amino acids, and on the physical chemistry of hemoglobin.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wyman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[4] the first scientific advisor to the US Embassy in Paris,[3] director of a regional science office in the Middle East for UNESCO,[3] a founder and past secretary general of the European Molecular Biology Organization,[1] professor of biology at Harvard.[2] Harvard University established Jeffries Wyman Fellowship in his name.[3]
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Chronology
- 1901: born in West Newton, Massachusetts
- 1923: Harvard University, graduated with highest honors in philosophy and high honors in biology.[4]
- 1926: Ph.D, University College London.[4]
- 1928-1951: a professor of biology at Harvard University.[2]
- 1955-1958: director of a regional science office in the Middle East for Unesco.[3]
- 1958-1984: scientist at the Regina Elena and the Biochemistry Institute of the Sapienza University of Rome.
- 1984: retirement.
- 1995: dies in Paris, France.
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Obituary of the New York Times (9 November 1995).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harvard University:Wyman, Jeffries, 1901-1995. Papers of Jeffries Wyman, 1957-1985 : an inventory Harvard University Archives
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harvard University:First Jeffries Wyman Fellow Selected
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (Alberti & Di Cera 2003).
- ↑ (Simoni & Vaughan 2002).
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