Walter Livingston Wright | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of Lincoln University | |
| In office 1936 – October 1945 | |
| Preceded by | William Hallock Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Horace Mann Bond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1872 Juliustown, New Jersey, US |
| Died | January 17, 1946 (aged 73) Oxford, Pennsylvania, US |
| Occupation | Professor of mathematics, academic administrator |
Walter Livingston Wright (February 3, 1872 – January 17, 1946) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945. He had been a professor of mathematics at Lincoln since 1893 and served as acting president from 1924 to 1926. His successor was Lincoln's first Black president, Horace Mann Bond.[1]