Jeffries Wyman (June 21, 1901 â 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, including the classic MonodâÂÂWymanâÂÂChangeux model.
Wyman was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, in 1901. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1923 with a degree in philosophy and biology. He then received a Ph.D. from University College London. He was a professor of biology at Harvard University (1928âÂÂ1951), director of a regional science office in the Middle East for Unesco (1955âÂÂ1958), and a scientist at the Regina Elena and the Biochemistry Institute of the Sapienza University of Rome (1958âÂÂ1984) before retiring. He died in Paris, France, in 1995.
Wyman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the first scientific advisor to the US Embassy in Paris, director of a regional science office in the Middle East for UNESCO, a founder and past secretary general of the European Molecular Biology Organization, professor of biology at Harvard. Harvard University established the Jeffries Wyman Fellowship in his name.