Murray family
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The Murray family is a prominent Scottish publishing dynasty best known for running the historic John Murray publishing house, which produced works by major authors such as Lord Byron and Jane Austen.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family
ⓘ
publishing dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
publication of Byron’s poems
ⓘ
publication of Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" ⓘ publication of Jane Austen’s novels ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
John Murray (London)
ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray (publishing house)
|
| associatedWithPlace | Albemarle Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessBase |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| businessType | family-owned publishing house operators ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | book publishing ⓘ |
| foundedOrganization |
John Murray (London)
ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray (publishing house)
|
| hasBusinessSuccession | multi-generational family management of John Murray ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | historic imprint within Hachette UK (John Murray) ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
John Murray I
ⓘ
John Murray I ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray II
John Murray ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray III
John Murray ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray IV
John Murray V ⓘ John Murray V ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray VI
John Murray V ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray VII
John Murray VIII ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
conservative literary taste
ⓘ
long-running family control of a publishing house ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| influenced |
British travel literature
ⓘ
Victorian literary market ⓘ |
| knownForPublishing |
Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers
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surface form:
Handbook for Travellers series
works of Charles Darwin ⓘ works of Jane Austen ⓘ works of John Betjeman ⓘ works of Lord Byron ⓘ works of Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
influence on British literary culture
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publishing major 19th-century English literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | ownership of John Murray publishing house ⓘ |
| operated |
John Murray (London)
ⓘ
surface form:
John Murray (publishing house)
|
| regionServed |
British Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
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