Editing List of biologists (section)

===We–Wh===
*[[Edwin C. Webb]] (1921–2006), British (later Australian) biochemist known for systematic classification of enzymes
*[[Philip Barker Webb]] (1793–1854), English botanist,<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Webb</ref> author of ''Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries''
*[[Hugh Algernon Weddell]] (1819–1877), English physician and botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Wedd.</ref> specializing in  South American flora
*[[Jean Weigle]] (1901–1968), Swiss physicist and molecular biologist who worked on the interactions between [[lambda phage|bacteriophage λ]] and ''E. coli''
*[[Robert Weinberg (biologist)|Robert Weinberg]] (born 1942), American cancerologist who studies oncogenes and the genetic basis of cancer
*[[August Weismann]] (1834–1914), German biologist who argued that inheritance only takes place by means of the germ cells
*[[Friedrich Welwitsch]] (1806–1872), Austrian explorer and botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: Welw.</ref> who discovered the plant ''Welwitschia mirabilis'' in Angola
*[[Karl Wernicke]] (1848–1905), German physician and neuroanatomist who discovered Wernicke's area
*[[Hans Westerhoff]] (born 1953), Dutch biochemist known for work in systems biology and metabolic regulation
*[[Victor Westhoff]] (1916–2001), Dutch botanist who published work on phytosociology and conservation
*[[Alexander Wetmore]] (1886–1978), American ornithologist, author of ''A Systematic Classification for the Birds of the World''
*[[William Morton Wheeler]] (1865–1937), American entomologist and myrmecologist<ref>Abbreviation in zoology: Wheeler</ref> who studied the behavior and classification of ants
*[[William Joseph Whelan]] (1924–2021) British-American biochemist noted for research on glycogen and as a founder of international unions such as the [[IUBMB]]
*[[Gilbert White]] (1720–1795), English naturalist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: G.White</ref> known for ''Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne''
*[[John White (surgeon)|John White]] (c. 1756–1832), English botanist<ref>Abbreviation in botany: J.White</ref> who studied the native flora and fauna of Australia