Sir Almroth E Wright
Sir Almroth Edward Wright KBE CB FRCSI FRS (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.[2]
He is notable for developing a system of anti-typhoid fever inoculation, recognizing early on that antibiotics would cr
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Sir Almroth Edward Wright KBE CB FRCSI FRS (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.[2]
He is notable for developing a system of anti-typhoid fever inoculation, recognizing early on that antibiotics would create resistant bacteria and being a strong advocate for preventive medicine.Wright was born at Middleton Tyas, near Richmond, North Yorkshire into a family of mixed Anglo-Irish and Swedish descent.[3] He was the son of Reverend Charles Henry Hamilton Wright, deacon of Middleton Tyas, who later served in Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool and managed the Protestant Reformation Society.[4] His mother, Ebba Almroth, was the daughter of Nils Wilhelm Almroth [sv], Governor of the Swedish Royal Mint in Stockholm.[5] His younger brother Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright became librarian of the London Library.
In 1882 he graduated at Trinity College, Dublin with first class honours in modern literature and won a gold medal in modern languages and literature.[6]:2 Simultaneously he took medicine courses and in 1883 graduated in medicine.[1][6]:3 In the late 19th century, Wright worked with the armed forces of Britain to develop vaccines and promote immunisation.
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