E. M. Wright

Sir
Edward Maitland Wright
FRSE
Principal of the University of Aberdeen
In office
1962–1976
Preceded bySir Thomas Murray Taylor
Succeeded bySir Fraser Noble
Personal details
Born(1906-02-13)13 February 1906
Farnley, Yorkshire, England
Died2 February 2005(2005-02-02) (aged 98)
Reading, Berkshire, England
SpousePhyllis Harris
ChildrenJohn David Maitland Wright
Alma materUniversity of London
Jesus College, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
ProfessionMathematician and university administrator
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For the English philologist, see Elizabeth Mary Wright.

Sir Edward Maitland Wright FRSE (13 February 1906 – 2 February 2005) was an English mathematician, best known for co-authoring An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers Hardy & Wright (1938) with G. H. Hardy. He served as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen from 1962 to 1976.

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