David Wright, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., F.S.G.
Education:
Simon Langton Boys’ School, Canterbury
University College, London:
1985: B.A. (Hons) in Classics
1988: M.A. (with distinction) in Latin Palaeography and Textual Criticism
2001: Ph.D. A Critical Edition of Book 37 of Pliny’s “Natural History"
University College, London:
1985: B.A. (Hons) in Classics
1988: M.A. (with distinction) in Latin Palaeography and Textual Criticism
2001: Ph.D. A Critical Edition of Book 37 of Pliny’s “Natural History"
Full-time employment:
2020: Principal of the Institute of Genealogical and Heraldic Studies, Canterbury
1996-2001: Cataloguer, valuer and traveller,
Sotheby’s Philatelic Dept, 34-35 New Bond St, London W1A
1972-1982: Valuer and auctioneer, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 399 Strand, London
1978–date: Self-employed genealogist and historian: genealogical papers
and articles. Lecturing at home and abroad.
1996-2001: Cataloguer, valuer and traveller,
Sotheby’s Philatelic Dept, 34-35 New Bond St, London W1A
1972-1982: Valuer and auctioneer, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 399 Strand, London
1978–date: Self-employed genealogist and historian: genealogical papers
and articles. Lecturing at home and abroad.
Teaching:
1992-2008 passim: Latin palaeography and Latin for local historians at the
School of History, University of Kent at Canterbury
2002-2003: Mediaeval Latin at the City Lit
2003-2009: Latin at the London Summer School in Classics
2003-2005: Teaching Fellow in Latin, Mediaeval Latin, and Classical and
Mediaeval Latin Palaeography at University College, London
2020: Principal of the Institute for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury
School of History, University of Kent at Canterbury
2002-2003: Mediaeval Latin at the City Lit
2003-2009: Latin at the London Summer School in Classics
2003-2005: Teaching Fellow in Latin, Mediaeval Latin, and Classical and
Mediaeval Latin Palaeography at University College, London
2020: Principal of the Institute for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury
Publications:
East Kent Parishes (1991; 2nd ed. 2002)
The Kentish Census Returns 1801-1901 (2003)
Kent Probate Records (2004)
A History of St Peter’s, Whitstable (2009)
Bryan Faussett, Antiquary Extraordinary (2015)
Tracing Your Kent Ancestors (2016)
Articles:
“The earliest parish registers of the Diocese of Canterbury: some
observations, questions and problems” (Arch. Cant. 2014,153-87).
"A Life of William Somner, 1606-1669" (Arch. Cant. 2019; 2020)
The Kentish Census Returns 1801-1901 (2003)
Kent Probate Records (2004)
A History of St Peter’s, Whitstable (2009)
Bryan Faussett, Antiquary Extraordinary (2015)
Tracing Your Kent Ancestors (2016)
Articles:
“The earliest parish registers of the Diocese of Canterbury: some
observations, questions and problems” (Arch. Cant. 2014,153-87).
"A Life of William Somner, 1606-1669" (Arch. Cant. 2019; 2020)
Other Studies:
2001-2002: Kent and Canterbury Hospital Chaplaincy Course
2004-2008: Diocese of Canterbury Licensed Reader Training
2008-2009: Diploma in Counselling Studies at University of Kent
2004-2008: Diocese of Canterbury Licensed Reader Training
2008-2009: Diploma in Counselling Studies at University of Kent
Interests:
Latin language and the classics generally; palaeography; philology; art;
archaeology; ecclesiastical and other architecture; Anglo-Saxon and
Mediaeval England; ecclesiology; genealogy and heraldry; philately;
chess; bridge; walking; travelling in remote places. Working knowledge of
the contents of many major museums and galleries, especially in London.
Reasonable fluency in French; reading knowledge of German and Spanish.
archaeology; ecclesiastical and other architecture; Anglo-Saxon and
Mediaeval England; ecclesiology; genealogy and heraldry; philately;
chess; bridge; walking; travelling in remote places. Working knowledge of
the contents of many major museums and galleries, especially in London.
Reasonable fluency in French; reading knowledge of German and Spanish.
Honours:
Fellow of the Society of Genealogists, F.S.G. (2009)
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, F.S.A. (2017)
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, F.S.A. (2017)
