| Authorised form of name | Wright; Edward (- 1761) |
| Dates | - 1761 |
| Place of death | Kersie, Scotland |
| Date of death | 20 August 1761 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1753, Edinburgh)
Career:
Practised in Edinburgh; his books were donated to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh after his death
Memberships:
LRCPE (1760); FRCPE (1761)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/04/1759 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Wright of Kersie (died 1745) and his wife Cecilia Stewart, a descendent of Robert II, King of Scots; they were married after 1725 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Foster has conflated two individuals in its entry |
| Code | NA3329 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1759/01 | Wright, Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/2/122 | Paper, 'Of an irregular tide in the river of Forth' by Edward Wright | 1750 |
| L&P/3/139 | Letter, 'Microscopical observations' from Edward Wright to Petter Collinson | 26 December 1755 |
| L&P/3/174 | Letter, 'Of a remarkable fossil Orthocertites' from Edward Wright to Peter Collinson | 18 May 1756 |
| L&P/3/175 | Letter, 'Of a remarkable fossil Orthoceratites' from Edward Wright to Peter Collinson [Second letter] | 11 June 1756 |
| L&P/3/297 | Letter, 'An experiment to show that the salt of steel does not enter the lacteal vessels' from Edward Wright to Thomas Birch | 28 February 1758 |