Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837-1915 (Knight, lexicographer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1837 - 1915
Biography
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915), knight and lexicographer, was born at Denholm, near Hawick, Roxburghshire. After a local elementary education proceeded to Edinburgh, and thence to the University of London, where he graduated B.A. in 1873. He was assistant examiner in English at the University of London from 1875 to 1879 and president of the Philological Society of London from 1878 to 1880, and again from 1882 to 1884. In 1885 he received the honorary degree of M.A. from Balliol College; he was an original fellow of the British Academy, and in 1908 he was knighted.
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Fonds
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray: Letter to A.S.B. Miller, 1875
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/998
Scope and Contents
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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1875
Conditions Governing Access:
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