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Wright, Peter Murrell was born on September 26, 1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Peter Murrell Wright
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Peter Murrell Wright, Canadian Structural engineering educator. Achievements include automated design of steel building frames, author/co-author of 16 papers in field Recipient Queen's Canada Silver Jubilee medal, 1977, John B. Sterling medal Engineering Institute Canada, 1992. Fellow Canada Society Civil Engineers (president 1981-1982).
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, U. Saskatchewan, 1954; Master of Science, U. Saskatchewan, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, University Colorado, 1968.
Career
Engineer, Dorman-Long, Ltd., England, 1954-1957; assistant professor structural engineering, U. Saskatchewan, 1957-1966; professor structural engineering, U. Toronto, since 1968; associate dean engineering, U. Toronto, 1981-1985; acting dean architecture, U. Toronto, 1984-1988.
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Fellow Canada Society Civil Engineers (president 1981-1982).
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Married; 4 children.
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Canadian