James Wright
Scottish academic, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
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| Intro | Scottish academic, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University | ||||||
| A.K.A. | James Robertson Graeme Wright | ||||||
| A.K.A. | James Robertson Graeme Wright | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | ||||||
| is | Educator Docent | ||||||
| Work field | Academia | ||||||
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| Birth | 14 June 1939 | ||||||
| Age | 85 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||||||
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Biography
James Robertson Graeme Wright CBE DL (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.
After retiring from Newcastle University in 2000 he became Chairman of Age Concern.