William Wright
1735
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1819
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country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educated at: University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews
occupation: military physician, botanist, surgeon
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
William Wright (1735–1819) was a Scottish physician, botanist and slave owner. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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