Edward Wright
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Edward Wright may refer to:
- Edward Wright (mathematician)Edward Wright (mathematician)Edward Wright was an English mathematician and cartographer noted for his book Certaine Errors in Navigation , which for the first time explained the mathematical basis of the Mercator projection, and set out a reference table giving the linear scale multiplication factor as a function of...
(1561–1615), English mathematician and cartographer - Edward Wright (artist)Edward Wright (artist)Edward Wright was a painter, typographer and graphic designer.In the early 1950s he was a member of the Independent Group, and taught at the Central School of Art with Anthony Froshaug, Nigel Henderson and Eduardo Paolozzi....
(1912–1988), painter, typographer and graphic designer - Edward L. WrightEdward L. WrightEdward L. Wright is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, well known for his achievements in the COBE project and as a strong Big Bang proponent in web tutorials on cosmology and theory of relativity....
, American astrophysicist and cosmologist - Edward Fortescue WrightEdward Fortescue WrightEdward Fortescue Wright CMG was a Gloucestershire cricketer who emigrated to the West Indies. He was a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-hand fast bowler. He was educated at Sydney College, Bath...
(1858–1904), English cricketer - Edward George WrightEdward George WrightEdward George Wright was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Coleridge electorate from 1879 to 1881, then the Ashburton electorate from 1881 to 1884 and from 1890 to 1893, when he was defeated for Rangitata, then for Ashburton electorate again from...
(1831–1902), New Zealand engineer and politician - Edward Percival Wright (1834–1910), Irish ophthalmic surgeon, botanist and zoologist
- Ed Wright (composer)Ed Wright (composer)- Biographical information :Edward Wright is a British composer known largely for electronic and mixed media sound art. He studied at Bangor University under the supervision of Andrew Lewis completing a doctorate in mixed elctroacoustic and instrumental music in 2010 Edward Wright is actively...
(born 1980), English composer - E. M. WrightE. M. WrightSir Edward Maitland Wright was an English mathematician.He is best known for co-authoring “Hardy and Wright”, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, with G. H...
(1906–2005), English mathematician - Ed Wright (baseball) (1919–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Gordon Wright (footballer)Gordon Wright (footballer)Edward Gordon Dundas Wright was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and was the captain of Hull City for seven seasons in a row....
or Edward Gordon Dundas Wright (1884–1947), English footballer - Bearcat WrightBearcat WrightEdward "Bearcat" Wright was an African-American professional wrestler who became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s. He wrestled during the time of Bobo Brazil, and despite racial tension in the United States became wildly popular as both a heel and a babyface...
, Edward "Bearcat" Wright, African-American professional wrestler who became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s
See also
- Ed Wright (disambiguation)Ed Wright (disambiguation)Ed Wright may refer to:*Ed Wright , pitcher in Major League Baseball*Ed Wright , British composer*Ed Wright , American Olympic fencer*Ed Wright , Iowa Secretary of State...