| John Wright | |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1811 |
| Birth Place: | Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Work Institutions: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer County Medical Society Troy Lyceum of Natural History |
| Alma Mater: | Yale |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | Wright |
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John Wright (February 2, 1811 – April 11, 1846) was an American physician and botanist.[1]
Wright was Amos Eaton's student and co-authored the last, eighth, edition of the Manual of Botany. He had one son, with Mary Cottrell, who died on September 18, 1841. In 1833, he graduated with a medical degree from Yale College. He went on to be a professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a lecturer for the Rensselaer County Medical Society. For two years he associated in practice with Thomas C. Brinsmade.