Charles Romley Alder Wright

Charles Romley Alder Wright
C. R. Alder Wright, c. 1875
Born(1844-09-07)7 September 1844
Southend, Essex, England
Died25 June 1894(1894-06-25) (aged 49)
NationalityEnglish
Known forOpioid synthesis, aluminium antimonide
Scientific career
InstitutionsSt Mary's Hospital (London)

Charles Romley Alder Wright FCS, FRS (7 September 1844 – 25 June 1894) was an English lecturer in chemistry and physics at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, England.[1] He was a founder of the Royal Institute of Chemistry.[2]

Alder Wright developed hundreds of new opiate compounds and was the first person to synthesize diamorphine (heroin), in 1874.[3] He also discovered aluminium antimonide.[4]

In addition to research papers on a wide variety of topics, Wright published several books, including one to interest young readers in The Threshold of Science: a Variety of Simple and Amusing Experiments.[5]

  1. ^ Plarr, Victor G. (1899). "Wright, Charles Romley Alder". Men and women of the time: a dictionary of contemporaries (15th ed.). London: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd. p. 1196. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Proceedings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rinde, Meir (2018). "Opioids' Devastating Return". Distillations. 4 (2): 12–23. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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  5. ^ "The Threshold of Science". Nature. 46 (1182): 173. June 23, 1892. doi:10.1038/046173a0. S2CID 4049155.