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Theodore Paul Wright

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Name
  
Theodore Wright

Role
  
Aeronautical Engineer

Died
  
August 21, 1970


Theodore Paul Wright (May 25, 1895 – August 21, 1970) was a U.S. aeronautical engineer and educator.

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Biography

He was born in Galesburg, Illinois on May 25, 1895. His brothers were the geneticist Sewall Wright, and the political scientist Quincy Wright.

He served as administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Administration during 1944 - 1948.

He served as acting president of Cornell University in 1951.

He died on August 21, 1970.

Awards

  • Wright Brothers Medal (1930)
  • Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1945)
  • References

    Theodore Paul Wright Wikipedia