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Peter Maurice Wright CBE [1] (9 August 1916 – 26 April 1995) was a principal scientific officer for MI5, the British counter-intelligence agency. His book Spycatcher , written with Paul Greengrass , became an international bestseller with sales of over two million copies.
Cornelius O'Keefe's 19th-century blacksmith shop was located across the highway, on the land that is now the Spallumcheen Golf Course. The current building was reconstructed in the 1960s from found materials, and houses the family's original Peter Wright anvil and other early tools. [12]
Peter Harold Wright (1916–1990), English recipient of the Victoria Cross; Peter Wright (police officer) (1929–2011), British policeman; Peter Wright (scientist), American scientist, NMR spectroscopist; Peter Wright (mining entrepreneur) (1908–1985), Australian mining entrepreneur; Peter Wright (ceramicist) (1919-2003), potter and sculptor
Michael Van Gerwen has hit out at Peter Wright for “talking s***” after the Scot hailed the Dutch player’s next opponent, Callan Rydz, as the new favourite for the PDC World Darts Championship.
Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve, having been the world number one on two occasions in 2022.
This particular edition saw Peter Wright make his World Championship debut, where he would lose to Burnett in the first round. He eventually became world champion 25 years later by winning the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship .
Wright wrote Spycatcher in Tasmania, after his retirement from MI5.He first attempted publication of his memoirs in 1985. [5] The British government immediately obtained a court order banning publication in the UK, but the order applied only in the United Kingdom (and even then did not apply in Scotland with its separate legal system), and the book continued to be available elsewhere.
In the 2004–05 season Wright coached Hawks to a BT League and Cup double, beating Dundee HSFP 29–17 in the cup final on the international pitch at Murrayfield. He is also a Scottish Rugby development officer in Dumfries and Galloway. Wright started his coaching at Murrayfield Wanderers, leading them to the SRU Bowl in 2000, before joining ...