Claud William Wright CB FGS (9 January 1917, Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England – 15 February 2010, Burford, Oxfordshire, England), Aka Willy Wright, was a senior British civil servant who was also an expert in the disciplines of geology, palaeontology, and archaeology.
Whilst working as a civil servant he was, between 1956 and 1958, President of the Geologists' Association, but after he "retired" in 1976 he could devote his time to his interests.
[3] Fifteen genera or species of fossil bear his name: ammonites, starfish, a brachiopod, a snail, and a crab.
[8] He published many articles on such diverse topics as ammonites,[9] starfish, invertebrates, Cretaceous crabs, and the Bridlington Giant Flying Lizard.
[11][12] While walking with his brother beside the River Humber on holiday, Wright found three Bronze Age Ferriby Boats, one of which is now in the National Maritime Museum.