Residence Argentina Name Jorge Wright Nationality Argentinian Died January 4, 2005 | ||
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Born April 20, 1922Buenos Aires ( 1922-04-20 ) Alma mater University of Buenos AiresUniversity of Michigan Known for Contributions to the knowledge of Gasteromycetes of South America Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | ||
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Jorge Eduardo Wright (20 April 1922 – 2005) was an Argentinian mycologist. Born in Buenos Aires, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1949. He was awarded a Latin American Guggenheim Fellowship and studied under Alexander H. Smith at the University of Michigan, under whom he received his Master of Science degree in botany in 1955. A year later he was awarded his doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires based on his research on the Gasteromycetes and other Basidiomycetes. Wright became a full professor in systematic botany at this university in 1960, a position he held until his retirement in 1988. During his career, he published over 120 scientific articles and several books.
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