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James Murray

1837 - 1915

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Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (; 7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a British lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1879 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Murray is the 1,954th most popular writer (down from 1,357th in 2019), the 1,730th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,039th in 2019) and the 187th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, James Murray ranks 1,954 out of 7,302. Before him are Ippolita Maria Sforza, László Krasznahorkai, Hendrik Conscience, Anagarika Dharmapala, David Morrell, and Almeida Garrett. After him are José Zorrilla, Felice Orsini, Charles de Brosses, Leopoldo Alas, Fred Vargas, and Thomas Kyd.

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Among people born in 1837, James Murray ranks 46. Before him are Nell Arthur, Henry Draper, Alexandre Guilmant, Carolus-Duran, Théodore Dubois, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. After him are Theodore Gill, Ernest Guiraud, Prince Albert of Prussia, Horace Parnell Tuttle, Liu Yongfu, and Itagaki Taisuke. Among people deceased in 1915, James Murray ranks 39. Before him are Oswald Külpe, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Anna Leonowens, Theodor Leschetizky, I. L. Peretz, and Ankō Itosu. After him are Sandford Fleming, Hans Gross, Friedrich Loeffler, Carlos Finlay, Anatoly Stessel, and Karl Lamprecht.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Murray ranks 1,730 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Matthew Flinders (1774), John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), and Elizabeth Blount (1500). After him are Paul Radmilovic (1886), Jimmy Greaves (1940), John Marshall (1748), George Mary Searle (1839), Blanche of Lancaster (1345), and Carol Reed (1906).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Murray ranks 187. Before him are John Farey Sr. (1766), Renée Vivien (1877), Robert Faurisson (1929), A. S. Byatt (1936), Mary Norton (1903), and Dorothy L. Sayers (1893). After him are Thomas Kyd (1558), James Herriot (1916), Robert Southey (1774), George Meredith (1828), Robert Chambers (1802), and Philip Sidney (1554).

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