Wright, Thomas (1809-1884)
- Wright, Dr Thomas, (1809-1884)
- Date:
- 1854-1857
- Reference:
- MS.8007/67
- Part of:
- Miscellany: British, mainly 19th-20th centuries
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Two letters from Thomas Wright, Cheltenham, to Monsieur Terguem, concerning fossil specimens and papers on echinoderms (one letter written in French from Wright's dictation, with a note in English on the back in Wright's own hand).
Publication/Creation
1854-1857
Physical description
2 letters
Contributors
Acquisition note
Purchased from Desgranges, Paris, October 1930.
Biographical note
Physician, geologist and palaeontologist. Published many papers, was awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London in 1878, and elected F.R.S. in 1879.
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Accession number
- 63459