Sir James Augustus Henry Murray

Biographical Summary

Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry. 07/02/1837-26/07/1915. Ref: 2322. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Knight 1908.
• Place of Birth: Denholm, Roxburghshire.
• Place of Death: Oxford.
• Place of interment: Wolvercote Cemy. Oxford.
• Profession: Lexicographer, Philologist.
• Appointments Held: Head Master 1857-62, Subscription Academy, Hawick; Schoolmaster 1873-85, Mill Hill School, London; Part time Editor 1879-85, Editor 1885-1915, Oxford English Dictionary.
• Schools and Tutors: Cavers School, Denholm, Minto School,Roxburghshire.
• Undergraduate Studies: BA (London 1873).
• Postgraduate Studies: LL D, DCL.
• Marital Status: Married 1st (1862) Maggie Isabella Sarah Scott d.1864.2nd (1867) Ada Agnes Ruthven.
• Mother: Mary Scott.
• Father: Thomas Murray, clothier, Hawick, Roxburghshire.
• References: DNB, 1912-1921, 1927, 397-400; Proc Brit Academy, 8, 1917-1918; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 36,1915-16, 27; Who Was Who 1.
• Memberships: FBA, London Philological Society (President).
• Date of Election: 04/11/1907.
• Proposers: Proposed by Council as Honorary British Fellow (Billet 1/7, 8/7, 15/7/1907).
• Fellow Type: HF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 680

Other References

• Wikipedia contributors. "James Murray (lexicographer)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.