James Wright | |
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| 16th President of Dartmouth College | |
| In office August 1, 1998 – July 1, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | James Oliver Freedman |
| Succeeded by | Jim Yong Kim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1939 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2022 (aged 83) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Platteville University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Website | Official website |
James Wright (August 16, 1939 – October 10, 2022) was an American writer and academic administrator who was the President of Dartmouth College[1] and the Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth.[2] The 16th President in the Wheelock Succession, he served as Dartmouth president from 1998 until 2009. He joined the Dartmouth History Department in 1969 and served as dean of faculty from 1989 to 1997 and as provost from 1997 to 1998. Wright received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and a masters and doctoral degree in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He died at his home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on October 10, 2022.[3]