James Murray (historical)

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Scottish person editor lexicographer

James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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instanceOf Scottish person ⓘ
editor ⓘ
lexicographer ⓘ
almaMater none (largely self-educated; did not attend university) ⓘ
alternateName J. A. H. Murray ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Bachelor ⓘ
birthDate 1837-02-07 ⓘ
birthPlace Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBurial 1915-07-29 ⓘ
dateOfKnighthood 1908 ⓘ
deathDate 1915-07-26 ⓘ
deathPlace Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Oxford, England
educatedAt self-taught in many languages ⓘ
employer Oxford University Press ⓘ
familyName Murray ⓘ
fieldOfWork historical linguistics ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ
fullName James Augustus Henry Murray ⓘ
genre dictionary editing ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
honorificTitle Sir ⓘ
influenced modern English lexicography ⓘ
knownFor principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Philological Society ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
notableWork Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
numberOfChildren 11 ⓘ
occupation lexicographer ⓘ
philologist ⓘ
schoolteacher ⓘ
placeOfBurial Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Oxford, England
positionHeld Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
religion Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Mill Hill ⓘ
surface form: Mill Hill, London

Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Oxford, England
spouse Ada Agnes Ruthven Murray ⓘ
startedWorkOn Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
surface form: Oxford English Dictionary, 1879
workLocation Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Oxford, England

Scriptorium at his home in Oxford ⓘ

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Oxford English Dictionary → hasChiefEditor → James Murray (historical) ⓘ
Oxford English Dictionary → notableContributor → James Murray (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Murray