Claud William Wright

Claud William Wright
CB FGS
Born(1917-01-09)9 January 1917
Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England
Died15 February 2010(2010-02-15) (aged 93)
Burford, Oxfordshire, England
CitizenshipU.K.
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Occupationcivil servant
Employer(s)Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Arts
Wolfson College, Oxford
Known forexpert in the disciplines of geology, palaeontology, and archaeology
Notable workWright, C. W. with J.H. Calloman and M.K. Howarth (1996). "Mollusca 4 Revised, Cretaceous Ammonoidea". In Roger L. Kaesler (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Vol. 4. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas: The Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press. OCLC 61988855 – via Internet Archive.[1]
Spouse
Alison Violet Readman
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(m. 1947; died 2003)​
Childrenfour daughters and a son
Parent(s)Horace Vipan Wright
Catherine Margaret Sales

Claud William Wright CB FGS (9 January 1917, Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England – 15 February 2010, Burford, Oxfordshire, England), Aka Willy Wright, was a senior British civil servant who was also an expert in the disciplines of geology, palaeontology, and archaeology.[2][3][1]

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Jim. "Claud William Wright 1917-2010". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ See International Palaeontological Union (I.P.U.) (1968). Westermann, G.E.G. (ed.). Directory of Palaeontologists of the World (excl. Soviet Union & continental China) (2 ed.). Hamilton, Ontario: McMaster University. pp. 127, 137, 186, 188, 191. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "WRIGHT, Claud William". Who's Who 2001: An Annual Biographical Dictionary (153rd ed.). London: A & C Black. 2001. p. 2288. ISBN 9780713654325 – via Internet Archive.