Background
Strang, Robert Hallock Wright was born on February 22, 1881 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Doctor Clinton Wright and Ella Jane (Lewis) Strang.
Strang, Robert Hallock Wright was born on February 22, 1881 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Doctor Clinton Wright and Ella Jane (Lewis) Strang.
Student Wilbraham (Massachusetts) Academy, 1897-1899. Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1902, Doctor of Medicine 1904. Post-graduate study, Angle School of Orthodontia, Saint Louis, 1906.
Doctor of Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1963.
Doctor of Laws, University of Bridgeport, 1965.
Began as intern Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1904. Practiced dentistry in Bridgeport during 1905. Specialized in orthodontia, from 1906 (first practitioner of this specialty in Connecticut).
Lecturer on orthodontia in extension courses, Columbia University, University of Toronto, Temple University, U. Brazil, Boston University, U. Oslo.
Founder and director Strang Post Graduate School of Orthodontia, Bridgeport. Appointed oral surgeon Bridgeport Hospital, 1906.
Director of the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, University of ridgeport. Received Alfred C. Fones Memorial Medal, Wilbraham Academy Alumni Award.
Ketcham award, American Association of Orthodontists, 1959.
Award of merit, Connecticut State Dental Association. Distinguished Senior Alumnus, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine.
Member of Medical Advisory Board of State of Connecticut, West.W. Member American Society Orthodontists, Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontia, American Medical Association, American Dental Association, Delta Sigma Delta. Clubs: University, Brooklawn Country.
Married Mary East. Dunlap, June 1, 1909. Married second, Ruth Hancock, March 15, 1922. Children: Marjorie Dunlap, Clinton Wright.