Almroth Wright
| Almroth Wright | |
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Sir Almroth E. Wright c.1900
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| Born |
10 August 1861 Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 30 April 1947 (aged 85) Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Residence | Australia, France, Germany, England. |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields |
bacteriology immunology |
| Institutions |
Netley Hospital St Mary's Hospital, London |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Known for | vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines |
| Notable awards |
Buchanan Medal (1917) Fellow of the Royal Society |
Sir Almroth Edward Wright KBE CB FRCSI FRS (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.
He is notable for developing a system of anti-typhoid fever inoculation, recognizing early on that antibiotics would create resistant bacteria and being a strong advocate for preventive medicine.
Wright was born at Middleton Tyas, near Richmond, North Yorkshire into a family of mixed Anglo-Irish and Swedish descent. He was the son of Reverend Charles Henry Hamilton Wright, deacon of Middleton Tyas, who later served in Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool and managed the Protestant Reformation Society. His mother, Ebba Almroth, was the daughter of Nils Wilhelm Almroth, Governor of the Swedish Royal Mint in . His younger brother Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright became librarian of the London Library.
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