John Wright | |
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Born | [1]
Troy, New York, U.S.
[1] | February 11, 1811
Died | April 11, 1846[1]
Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
[1] | (aged 35)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale [1] |
Known for | |
Spouse |
Mary Cottrell
(
m. 1838; died 1841)Catherine Wyant (
m. 1844) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | |
Institutions |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer County Medical Society [1] Troy Lyceum of Natural History [2] |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Wright [3] |
John Wright (February 2, 1811 – April 11, 1846) was an American physician and botanist. [1]
Wright was Amos Eaton's student and co-authored the last, eighth, edition of the Manual of Botany. He had one son, with Mary Cottrell, who died on September 18, 1841. In 1833, he graduated with a medical degree from Yale College. He went on to be a professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a lecturer for the Rensselaer County Medical Society. For two years he associated in practice with Thomas C. Brinsmade. [1] The standard author abbreviation Wright is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [4]