Gavin Wright

Background

Wright, Gavin was born on September 30, 1943 in New Haven. Son of Charles F. and Agnita Marie Greisen Wright.

Education

Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor Yale University, New Haven, 1969-1971, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1971-1974, associate professor, 1974-1979, professor, 1979-1982, Stanford (California) University, since 1982. William Robertson Coe professor American economic history Sanford (California) University, since 1994. Pitt professor American history and institutions University Cambridge, England, 1994-1995.

Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford, England, 1999.

Achievements

• Gavin Wright has been listed as a noteworthy economic historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Wright Political Economy of the Cotton South (Cl Oth)

    ( The impact of cotton and slavery in the nineteenth cent...)

  • The Political Economy of the Cotton South: Households, Markets, and Wealth in the Nineteenth Century

    ( The impact of cotton and slavery in the nineteenth cent...)

  • Old South, New South: Revolutions in the Southern Economy since the Civil War

    (Book by Wright, Gavin)

  • The Political Economy of the Cotton South: Households, Markets, and Wealth in the Nineteenth Century by Wright, Gavin 1978
  • The Political Economy of the Cotton South: Households, Markets, and Wealth in the Nineteenth Century Paperback April 17, 1978

Membership

Member American Economic Association (member executive committee 1992-1995), Economic History Association (president 1997-1998).

Connections

Married Cathe Winn Wright, September 4, 1965. Children: Anders, Nicholas.

Father:

Charles F.

Mother:

Agnita Marie Greisen Wright

Spouse:

Cathe Winn Wright

child:

Nicholas Wright

child:

Anders Wright