Sir James Murray | |
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![]() Murray in the Scriptorium at Banbury Road, before 1910 | |
Born | James Murray 7 February 1837 Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Died | 26 July 1915 Oxford, England | (aged 78)
Occupation | Academic, lexicographer, philologist |
Nationality | British |
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Children | 11 (incl. Harold Murray and Oswyn Murray) |
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (/ˈmʌri/; 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.[1][2]