A. Gilbert Wright

Arthur Gilbert Wright (1909-1987) was an American zoologist who was actively involved with the American Alliance of Museums and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Biography

Early life and education Wright was born in Carthage, Illinois, in 1909. He attended Carthage College, and received a Bachelor's degree in biology in 1932. Later, he attended the University of Illinois and earned a Master's degree in zoology. Among his duties in this role was making plans regarding exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History, for which he had the title "senior museologist" by 1965, and became an assistant director from 1971 to 1972 and developed the insect zoo. He also taught museology at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., during the early 70's. After he left the position of assistant director at NMNH, he became a writer and editor for the Office of the Exhibits. He retired in 1975, but continued to direct the Museum Studies Program at GWU until 1978. He died in 1987.