James Barnes Wyngaarden (October 19, 1924 – June 14, 2019) was an American physician, researcher and academic administrator. He was a co-editor of Cecil Textbook of Medicine, one of the leading internal medicine texts, and served as director of National Institutes of Health between 1982 and 1989. He had four daughters and one son. Wyngaarden was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. References External links James B. Wyngaarden Papers at Duke University Medical Center Archives National Institutes of Health death announcement 1924 births 2019 deaths Writers from Grand Rapids, Michigan Directors of the National Institutes of Health Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Physicians from Michigan Calvin University alumni National Institutes of Health people Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences University of Michigan Medical School alumni Reagan administration personnel George H. W. Bush administration personnel Members of the National Academy of Medicine