John Wright (doctor)
| John Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 February 1811[1] Troy, New York[1] |
| Died |
11 April 1846 (aged 35)[1] Aiken, South Carolina[1] Tuberculosis of the lungs[1] |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | |
| Institutions |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer County Medical Society [1] Troy Lyceum of Natural History[2] |
| Alma mater | Yale[1] |
| Known for | |
| Influences |
Amos Eaton Thomas C. Brinsmade[1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Wright[3] |
| Spouse |
Mary Cottrell (m. 1838; d. 1841)[1] Catherine Wyant (m. 1844)[1] |
John Wright (February 2, 1811 – April 11, 1846) was an American medical doctor and botanist.
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 individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Howard Atwood Kelly (1920). A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Deceased Physicians and Surgeons from 1610 to 1910, Volume 1. W. B. Saunders Company.
- ↑ Amos Eaton, John Wright (1840). North American Botany: Comprising the Native and Common Cultivated Plants, North of Mexico. Genera Arranged According to the Artificial and Natural Methods. E. Gates.
- ↑ "Tropicos Wright, John". Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ IPNI. Wright.
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