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William McMaster Murdoch

1873 - 1912

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William McMaster Murdoch, RNR (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor who served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve and was the first officer on the RMS Titanic. He was the officer in charge on the bridge when the Titanic collided with an iceberg, and was amongst the 1,500 people who died when the ship sank. The circumstances of his death have been the subject of controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William McMaster Murdoch is the 840th most popular writer (down from 773rd in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Writer.

William Mcmaster Murdoch was a British engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is most famous for inventing the incandescent light bulb.

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Among writers, William McMaster Murdoch ranks 840 out of 7,302. Before him are John Dos Passos, L. Ron Hubbard, Miroslav Krleža, Antonio Machado, Stesichorus, and Jamal Khashoggi. After him are Luis Sepúlveda, Daniel Goleman, Ibycus, Franz Grillparzer, Jin Yong, and Karl Harrer.

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Among people born in 1873, William McMaster Murdoch ranks 31. Before him are Ejnar Hertzsprung, Francisco I. Madero, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Kyösti Kallio, Sándor Ferenczi, and Max Reinhardt. After him are Félix d'Herelle, John Flanagan, Feodor Chaliapin, Alice Guy-Blaché, Radoje Domanović, and Thomas Curtis. Among people deceased in 1912, William McMaster Murdoch ranks 23. Before him are W. T. Stead, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Johann Martin Schleyer, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Osborne Reynolds. After him are John Jacob Astor IV, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Nettie Stevens, Bolesław Prus, Nogi Maresuke, and Arthur MacArthur Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William McMaster Murdoch ranks 790 out of 8,785. Before him are Jean Simmons (1929), Osborne Reynolds (1842), Henry Every (1659), Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), George Mallory (1886), and James Dewar (1842). After him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Peter Greenaway (1942), Saint Malachy (1094), Anthony James Leggett (1938), and Chris Slade (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William McMaster Murdoch ranks 82. Before him are William Beckford (1760), Henry Fielding (1707), Ben Jonson (1572), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310), and John Bunyan (1628). After him are Julian Barnes (1946), Douglas Adams (1952), James May (1963), Ian McEwan (1948), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), and Eleanor Marx (1855).

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