Jorge Eduardo Wright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Argentinian mycologist
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Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
About Jorge Eduardo Wright
- Jorge Eduardo Wright (20 April 1922 – 2005) was an Argentinian mycologist.
- Born in Buenos Aires, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1949.
- He was awarded a Latin American Guggenheim Fellowship and studied under Alexander H.
- Smith at the University of Michigan, under whom he received his Master of Science degree in botany in 1955.
- A year later he was awarded his doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires based on his research on the Gasteromycetes and other Basidiomycetes.
- Wright became a full professor in systematic botany at this university in 1960, a position he held until his retirement in 1988.
- During his career, he published over 120 scientific articles and several books.
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