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including Church and Fream, who have left a lasting mark on their subject. After his departure from
Cirencester he founded Downton College, of which he was president until it closed in 1906 from inability to compete with State-aided institutions. Many of his former pupils, both at Cirencester and Downton, have done much to promote the improvement of agriculture. For some years Wrightson was professor of agriculture and agricultural chemistry at the Royal College of Science, and chief examiner to the Science and Art Department in the "Principles of Agriculture."
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In June 1884, railway carriages were derailed near the college, killing four people and injuring another 41. Wrightson, together with his staff and students, rushed to the scene of the accident to assist the injured and dying and were later awarded a silver cup for their efforts. In
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and with soil chemistry; the discovery of the agricultural value of basic slag (a high phosphate black powdered product used to "sweeten" soil to produce forage with high sugars and high nutritional value) is attributed to the college. Among the college's students were
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writing and research. However, in retirement, Wrightson still took in several students each year and continued to write prolifically; his publications include the widely read
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