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John Wright (February 2, 1811 – April 11, 1846) was an American physician and botanist.[1]

John Wright
Born	(1811-02-11)February 11, 1811[1] Troy, New York, U.S.[1]
Died	April 11, 1846(1846-04-11) (aged 35)[1] Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale[1]
Known for	Botany Medicine
Spouse(s)	Mary Cottrell ​ ​ (m. 1838; died 1841)​ [1] Catherine Wyant ​ (m. 1844)​ [1]
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine Botany [1]
Institutions	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer County Medical Society [1] Troy Lyceum of Natural History[2]
Influences	Amos Eaton Thomas C. Brinsmade[1]
Author abbrev. (botany)	Wright[3]

Wright was Amos Eaton's student and co-authored the last, eighth, edition of the Manual of Botany. He had one son, with Mary Cottrell, who died on September 18, 1841. In 1833, he graduated with a medical degree from Yale College. He went on to be a professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a lecturer for the Rensselaer County Medical Society. For two years he associated in practice with Thomas C. Brinsmade.[1] The standard author abbreviation Wright is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

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