Background
Wright, John Kirtland was born on November 30, 1891 in at Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Henry and Mary (Tappan) Wright.
Wright, John Kirtland was born on November 30, 1891 in at Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Henry and Mary (Tappan) Wright.
Graduate Browne and Nicholas School, 1909. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1913, Master of Arts, 1914, Doctor of Philosophy, 1922. Doctor of Laws, Clark University, 1967.
Instructor in history, Harvard, 1916-1917. Librarian American Geographical Society, 1920-1936, research editor, 1936-1937, director, 1938-1949, research associate, 1949-1956, retired. Visiting professor Dartmouth College, 1957, Louisiana State University, 1968.
Served as corporal, infantry, United States Army, September 1917-February 1919, attached to history section, General Headquarters, Chaumont, France, August-December 1918. Member Association of American Geographers (president 1946), History of Science Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, 1943).
Married Katharine Wolcott McGiffert, January 12, 1921. Children: Austin McGiffert, Gertrude Huntington, Mary Wolcott.