| Henry T. Wright | |
| Birth Place: | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Workplaces: | University of Chicago |
| Alma Mater: | University of Michigan University of Chicago |
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Henry Tutwiler Wright (born 1943) is an American archeologist and educator. Wright has had significant contributions to the field of archaeology through his fieldwork, publications, and teaching. He serves as the Albert Clanton Spaulding Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, and Curator of Near Eastern Archaeology in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is also an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a member of the Santa Fe Institute's Science Board.
Henry T. Wright was born March 29, 1943, in Annapolis, Maryland. His mother was Anne St. Clair Wright, an Annapolis historical preservationist.[1] He earned a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan (1964), and a Ph.D. degree in Near Eastern archaeology from University of Chicago (1967).
Wright has conducted fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Madagascar, eastern North America and the American Midwest.[2] From 1968 until 1978, he researched Mesopotamia in Iran.[3]