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Professor of organic chemistry, University of Toronto.
Wright was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and received a PhD from Iowa State College in 1932. He did post-doctoral work at Iowa State, Harvard University and the University of Vienna. He came to Canada to teach at McGill University in 1935 and joined the staff at U of T in 1936. He became a full professor in 1941.
During the Second World War, he helped develop RDX, the most powerful explosive known at the time. For his work he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire and was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the United States.
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The 'F' in Wright's name should be written without a period, as it is not an abbreviation for a name. Professor Wright added this letter to differentiate himself from the numerous George Wright's (who were black) in the area of the southern United States where he grew up. (This information was obtained from F. C. A. Jones, Chairman of the Chemistry Department, 1982-06-30)
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Obituary. Toronto Star. 2 February 1976