Claud William Wright
Claud William Wright CB FGS (9 January 1917, Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England – 15 February 2010, Burford, Oxfordshire, England), aka Willy Wright, was a senior British civil servant who was also an expert in the disciplines of geology, palaeontology, and archaeology.
Claud William Wright CB FGS | |
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| Born | 9 January 1917 Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 February 2010 (aged 93) Burford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Citizenship | U.K. |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | civil servant |
| Employer(s) | Ministry of Defence Ministry of Education Ministry of Arts Wolfson College, Oxford |
| Known for | expert in the disciplines of geology, palaeontology, and archaeology |
| Notable work | Wright, C. W. with J.H. Calloman and M.K. Howarth (1996). "Mollusca 4 Revised, Cretaceous Ammonoidea". In Roger L. Kaesler (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Vol. 4. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas: The Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press. OCLC 61988855. |
| Spouse |
Alison Violet Readman
(m. 1947; died 2003) |
| Children | four daughters and a son |
| Parent(s) | Horace Vipan Wright Catherine Margaret Sales |
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