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Biographical entry Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827 - 1901)
- Born
- 1827
Maidstone, Kent, England - Died
- 14 September 1901
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Microscopist
Summary
Horatio George A. Wright, one of the best-known doctors of inner Sydney, was an enthusiastic member of the Royal Society of New South Wales. His interests included micro-photography, astronomy, physics and sanitation. In 1874 he observed the transit of Venus with H.C. Russell.
Archival resources
State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room
- Horatio George Anthony Wright - Records, 1854 - 1901; State Records New South Wales, Sydney Reading Room. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hoare, Michael, 'Wright, Horatio George Anthony (1827-1901)', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 442-443. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060474b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Wright, Horatio George Anthony', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463893. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 December 2006
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