Ernest Hunter Wright

Ernest Hunter Wright was a professor at Columbia University, a chairman of English Institute at Columbia, an author of many notable works, an editor-in-chief of Richards Cyclopedia for Juveniles. Wright specialized in the 18th century, Shakespeare and Rousseau.

Notable works

The Meaning of Rousseau
The Authorship of Timon of Athens

Chess

According to Jose Capablanca's "A Primer of Chess", Wright was an avid chess player. Capablanca gives Dr Wright credits for the book.

Personal life

Wright was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1882. Wright graduated from Columbia University in 1906 and received his PhD from the university in 1910. Wright died in 1968 and was buried in Fantinekill Cemetery