Ernst Hunter Wright
Ernst Hunter Wright was a professor at Columbia, a chairman of English Institute at Columbia, an author of many notable works, an editor-in-chief of Richards Cyclopedia for Juveniles. Dr Wright specialized in the 18th century, Shakespeare and Rousseau.Notable works
According to Jose Capablanca's "A Primer of Chess", Dr Ernst Hunter Wright was an avid chess player. Capablanca gives Dr Wright credits for the book.Personal life
Dr. Wright was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1882. Wright graduated from Columbia University in 1906 and received his Ph.D from the University in 1910. Dr. Wright died in 1968 and was buried in Fantinekill Cemetery
