Dennis Howard Wright (11 August 1931 – 8 April 2020)[1][2] was a British medical doctor and professor of pathology with an international reputation in haematopathology.
After receiving his degree, he fulfilled his national service requirement by serving as a pathologist in Kampala, Uganda.
His pioneering research transformed lymphoma diagnose by the use of immunoperoxidase staining of paraffin sections.
[4] He received in 1973 the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for his research on the pathology of Burkitt lymphoma.
His final publication, which was the 3rd edition of Diagnostic Lymph Node Pathology (2016), received the accolade of ‘Highly Commended’ in the British Medical Association's 2017 book awards.