Kenneth Osborne Wright

Background

Wright, Kenneth Osborne was born on November 1, 1911 in Fort George, B.C., Canada. Son of Charles Melville and Agnes Pearl (Osborne) Wright.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1933; Master of Arts, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1940; Honorary Doctor of Science, Nicholas Copernicus U., Torun, Poland, 1973.

Career

With, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., 1936-1984; assistant director, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., 1960-1966; director, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., 1966-1976; guest worker, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., 1976-1984. Honorary professor physics U. Victoria, 1965-1980, Board of Governors, 1973-1975. Lecturer U. B.C., 1943-1944.

Special lecturer in astronomy U. Toronto, 1959-1960. Research associate Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory, 1962. Chairman associate commission on astronomy National Research Council Canada, 1972-1974.

Achievements

• Kenneth Osborne Wright has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Canada Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society Canada (Gold medal 1933), Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society Pacific., Round Table, Rotary.

Connections

Married Margaret LindsaySharp, September 25, 1936 (deceased June 1969). 1 child, Nora Louise Wright Osborne. Married Jean May MacLachlan, March 21, 1970.

Father:

Charles Melville Wright

Mother:

Agnes Pearl (Osborne) Wright

Spouse:

Margaret LindsaySharp

Spouse:

Jean May MacLachlan

child:

Nora Louise Wright Osborne Wright