James Franck Bright

James Franck Bright (29 May 1832 – 23 October 1920) was a British historian and Master of University College, Oxford.

Franck Bright was born in London, United Kingdom, the son of the physician Richard Bright. He was educated at Rugby and University College, Oxford, (he gained an Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon} and a Doctor of Divinity {DD}) and was then a schoolmaster at Marlborough College, where he was Head of the Modern Department for sixteen years. Bright became a history tutor at Balliol College in 1872, Dean of University College in 1874, and Master of University College from 1881 to 1906. He died at Ditchingham, Norfolk, UK.

Bright wrote a history of Victorian England, "The Growth of Democracy", and a biography of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.