About James Wright
Born 1939. James Wright is a British docent.
James Robertson Graeme Wright (born 14 June 1939) is a former Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University.
Career Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, Wright became a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh in 1966. He went on to be a Fellow at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1978, Secretary-General of Faculties at the University of Cambridge in 1987 and Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University in 1991.
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Who is James Wright?
Scottish academic, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
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James Wright was born on 14 June 1939.
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James Wright is a docent.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Wright. https://biography.guide/james-wright-docent/
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