Person
Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827 - 1901)
- Born
- 26 January 1827
Maidstone, Kent, England - Died
- 14 September 1901
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Microscopist
Summary
Horatio Wright, one of the best-known doctors of inner Sydney, was an enthusiastic member of the Royal Society of New South Wales. His interests included micro-photography, astronomy, physics and sanitation. In 1874 he observed the transit of Venus with H.C. Russell.
Details
Chronology
- 1872
- Career event - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1873 - 1901
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1879 - 1885
- Career position - Hon treasurer, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1885 - 1886
- Career position - Vice-president, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1888
- Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1891 - 1892
- Career position - Vice-president, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1893 - 1901
- Career position - Hon treasurer, Royal Society of New South Wales
Related entries
Archival resources
State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room
- Horatio George Anthony Wright - Records, 1854 - 1901; State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hoare, Michael, 'Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827-1901)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 442-443. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060474b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5902690. Details
- 'Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827-1901)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463893. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 17 October 2024
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