Person Wright; William (1735 - 1819) Wright William 1735 - 1819 British Male Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland March 1735 Edinburgh 19 September 1819 Burial: Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh

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) Fellow 12/03/1778 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Olwyn M Blouet, 'Bryan Edward, FRS, 1743-1800' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 215-222 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Mar 1735 - 19 Sep 1819 NA5969 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 1bfba979-be94-4ff5-a7a2-fb0ed98f7939