E. M. Wright

Edward Maitland Wright
Principal of the University of Aberdeen
In office
1962–1976
Preceded bySir Thomas Murray Taylor
Succeeded bySir Fraser Noble
Personal details
Born(1906-02-13)13 February 1906
Farnley, Yorkshire, England
Died2 February 2005(2005-02-02) (aged 98)
Reading, Berkshire, England
SpousePhyllis Harris
ChildrenJohn David Maitland Wright
Alma materUniversity of London
Jesus College, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
ProfessionMathematician and university administrator

Sir Edward Maitland Wright FRSE (13 February 1906 – 2 February 2005) was an English mathematician, best known for co-authoring An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers Hardy & Wright (1938)[1] with G. H. Hardy. He served as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen from 1962 to 1976.

  1. ^ Bell, E. T. (1939). "Review: G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (7): 507–509. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1939-07025-0.

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