| Authorised form of name | Wright; William (1735 - 1819) |
| Dates | 1735 - 1819 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | March 1735 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |
| Date of death | 19 September 1819 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh |
| Activity | Education:
MD (St Andrews, in absentia)
Career:
Joined the Navy as Surgeon's mate; Surgeon General, Jamaica (1774); Stayed with Dr Maxwell Garthshore FRS (1775) on his return to London in 1777; worked at Kew; Regimental Surgeon to the Jamaica Regiment (1779); Physician to Sir Ralph Abercrombie's expedition to the West Indies (1795); knew Joseph Banks. Daniel Solander, John Fothergill, J Pringle and other FRS
Memberships:
FRCPE (President 1801)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/03/1778 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Olwyn M Blouet, 'Bryan Edward, FRS, 1743-1800' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 215-222 |
| Code | NA5969 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/6/245 | Letter, 'Jesuit's bark tree; Cabbage bark tree' from William Wright to John Ellis | 20 January 1775 |
| EC/1777/25 | Wright, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/7/205 | Letter, 'Of a child who had smallpox in the womb' from William Wright to John Hunter | 27 February 1781 |