James Wright

American historian, 16th president of Dartmouth College (1939–2022)

PersonDied aged 83humanQ3161056

Also known as James Edward Wright · James E. Wright · Jim Wright

Born: August 16, 1939
Died: October 10, 2022
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Birthplace: Madison
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1.Stated in Freebase Data Dumps
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Place of death: Hanover
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: historian
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1.dartmouth.edu/~jameswright/bio/index.htmlRetrieved 2015-12-12
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Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
, Galena High School
Employer: Dartmouth College

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James Wright was an American writer and academic administrator who was the President of Dartmouth College and the Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth. The 16th President in the Wheelock Succession, he served as Dartmouth president from 1998 until 2009. He joined the Dartmouth History Department in 1969 and served as dean of faculty from 1989 to 1997 and as provost from 1997 to 1998. Wright received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and a masters and doctoral degree in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He died at his home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on October 10, 2022.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
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1.Stated in Guggenheim Fellows database
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Q3405303(1992)
Given name: James
Edward
Family name: Wright
Name in native language: James Wright
Writing language: English

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