Samuel Hart Wright Explained

Samuel Hart Wright (c. 1825–1905) was a farmer, astronomer, botanist, teacher, and almanac editor.^{[1] [2] [3]} He accumulated and maintained a large collection of plants. He catalogued Hartwrightia and it is named for him. He served as an editor of the Farmers' Almanac.

Wright was from Peekskill, New York and later lived in Jerusalem, New York. He taught at Dundee Academy.^[2]

He helped produce The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States in 1867.^[4]

He corresponded with John Torrey in 1870.^[5]

Wright published a regular column including a mathematics problem.^[6]

Malacologist Berlin Hart Wright (1851–1940) was his son.^{[7] [1]}

Charles Willison Johnson wrote about him in 1906 in The Nautilus.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Zimmer, Melanie. Curiosities of the Finger Lakes: Hidden Ancient Ruins, Flying Machines, the Boy Who Caught a Trout with His Nose and More. May 13, 2014. Arcadia Publishing. Google Books. 9781625845450.
2. Web site: Biography of Samuel Hart Wright, M.D., A. M.. www.crookedlakereview.com.
3. Web site: Wright, Samuel Hart (1825-1905) on JSTOR . Global Plants . JSTOR .
4. Web site: Samuel Hart Wright | the Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1867 .
5. Web site: Samuel Hart Wright and John Torrey correspondence, 1870. Samuel Hart. Wright. November 5, 1870. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
6. Web site: The mathematical department of the Yates County Chronicle . 2024-06-19.
7. Web site: What's In A Name Or Two?. www.jaxshells.org.
8. Samuel Hart Wright. Charles Willison. Johnson. November 5, 1906. The Nautilus. 19. 105–106.