Jeffries Wyman (1814-74) was an American naturalist and anatomist, born at Chelmsford, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1833 and at Harvard Medical School in 1837. He was made curator at Lowell Institute, Boston, in 1840. After studying on Europe, he was elected in 1843 professor of anatomy and physiology at Hampden-Sidney College, Richmond, Virginia. In 1847 he became professor of anatomy at Harvard, where he remained till his death, becoming the first curator of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology there. He made extensive and valuable collections in comparative anatomy and archæology, and he published nearly 70 scientific papers. He was the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1858. His work as a comparative anatomist, a student of American Indian antiquities, and as an early champion of evolution was of the first importance. Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Greek anatome, from ana-temnein, to cut up), is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things; thus there is animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytonomy). ... Chelmsford is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts located 32 miles from Boston. ... Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, having been founded in 1636. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A curator of a cultural heritage institution (e. ... Lowell Institute, an educational foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., providing for free public lectures, and endowed by the bequest of $237,000 left by John Lowell, Jr. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... Nickname River City Motto Sic Itur Ad Astra Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Government Country State County United States Virginia Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 62. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responsibility and supports scientific education for the betterment of all humanity. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... American Indian can refer to: Native Americans in the United States; Any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; the First Nations of Canada; American Indians, as defined by the U.S. Census. ... I archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. ... A speculative phylogenetic tree of all living things, based on rRNA gene data, showing the separation of the three domains, bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes. ...

His brother Dr. Morrill Wyman was a respected Cambridge, Mass. doctor; their father Dr. Rufus Wyman was the first director of the McLean Asylum. American physician and social reformer; born July 25, 1812 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, died January 30, 1903, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Cambridge City Hall Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02139 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...

Publication

• B. G. Wilder, Leading American Men of Science, edited by D. S. Jordan (New York, 1910)

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