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S. Hart Wright
Samuel Hart Wright (c. 1825–1905) was a farmer, astronomer, botanist, teacher, and almanac editor. He accumulated and maintained a large collection of plants. He catalogued ''Hartwrightia'' and it is named for him. He served as an editor of the ''Farmers' Almanac''. Wright was from Peekskill, New York and later lived in Jerusalem, New York. He taught at Dundee Academy. He helped produce ''The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States'' in 1867. He corresponded with John Torrey in 1870. Wright published a regular column including a mathematics problem. Malacologist Berlin Hart Wright (1851–1940) was his son. Charles Willison Johnson wrote about him in 1906 in ''The Nautilus (journal), The Nautilus''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Samuel Hart 1820s births 1905 deaths Almanac compilers Scientists from New York (state) People from Jerusalem, New York People from Peekskill, New York 19th-century American botanists 19th-century Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Survey
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name. The word's use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century, often combined with other words such as in shipwright, wheelwright, Wainwright (occupation), wainwright and playwright. '', Wright'' was the eleventh most common surname in England. The word Carpenter (surname), ''carpentier'', now "carpenter", was introduced into England in the years after the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright in most of England. 'Wright' is still used in Scottish English in the original meaning of 'skilled woodworker'. The Incorporation of Wrights of the Trades House of Glasgow, and the Incorporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
