Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright
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Sir Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright, LL.D.[1] (17 November 1862 – 7 March 1940) was the Secretary and Librarian of the London Library from 1893 until his death. He managed expansion of the library and compiled a comprehensive catalogue of its collection. The Times called him "the guiding genius" of the library, the driving force behind the four decades of its growth.[2] The Library itself hails Wright as "the real architect of the London Library as it is today".[3]
Sir Charles Hagberg Wright | |
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Born | Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright (1862-11-17)17 November 1862 |
Died | 7 March 1940(1940-03-07) (aged 77) |
Alma mater | Royal Belfast Academical Institution Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Librarian |
Wright was a highly public person and frequently engaged in political debates. His scholarly interests ranged from the history of the colonization of Africa to translation of Leo Tolstoy. He had a reputation of a liberal russophile and was involved in Russian radical politics and wartime humanitarian aid to Russian soldiers and academics.