Wright, John G

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  • 1902: Born as Joseph Vanzler in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in the Russian Empire
  • ca. 1914: Emigrated to the United States
  • 192?: Graduated from Harvard University. Became a professional chemist
  • 1933: Joined the Communist League of America (subsequently Socialist Workers Party)
  • 1933 - 1940 : Literary collaborator and translator of Leon Trotsky
  • 1939 - 1956 : Member, National Committee, Socialist Workers Party
  • 1956: Died in New York City

From the guide to the John G. Wright papers, 1933-1977, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)

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referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
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