Murray, Sir James (Augustus Henry)
- Murray, Sir James (Augustus Henry)
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born Feb. 7, 1837, Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scot.
died July 26, 1915, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Scottish lexicographer.
He taught in a grammar school (1855–85). His
Dialect of the Southern Counties of Scotland (1873) and a major article on English for
Encyclopædia Britannica (1878) established him as a leading philologist. He was hired by the Philological Society as editor of the vast
New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, later called the
Oxford English Dictionary,
in 1879, and he applied himself to the work with legendary energy and resourcefulness. The first volume appeared in 1884, and by his death he had completed about half the dictionary.
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Murray,Sir James Augustus Henry — Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry. 1837 1915. British philologist and the original lexicographer (1879 1915) of the Oxford English Dictionary. * * * … Universalium
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray — noun Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837 1915) • Syn: ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Murray, ↑James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Sir James Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Murray • Instance… … Useful english dictionary
Murray, Sir James (Augustus Henry) — (7 feb. 1837, Denholm, Roxburghshire, Escocia–26 jul. 1915, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Inglaterra). Lexicógrafo escocés. Impartió clases en una escuela de gramática (1855–85). Su obra Dialect of the Southern Counties of Scotland [Dialecto de los… … Enciclopedia Universal
Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry — LL.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1837) Philologist. Ed. of New English Dictionary, Dialect of the Southern Counties of Scotland, has ed. various works for the Early English Text Society, etc … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
James Augustus Henry Murray — noun Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837 1915) • Syn: ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Murray, ↑Sir James Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Henry Murray • Insta … Useful english dictionary
Sir James Augustus Murray — noun Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837 1915) • Syn: ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Murray, ↑James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Sir James Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Henry Murray • In … Useful english dictionary
Murray, Sir James — ▪ Scottish lexicographer in full Sir James Augustus Henry Murray born February 7, 1837, Denholm, Roxburghshire [now Scottish Borders], Scotland died July 26, 1915, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Scottish lexicographer and first editor (from … Universalium
James Augustus Murray — noun Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837 1915) • Syn: ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Sir James Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Henry Murray • … Useful english dictionary
Sir James Murray — noun Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837 1915) • Syn: ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Murray, ↑James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Henry Murray … Useful english dictionary
James — James, Henry James, Henry James, William * * * (as used in expressions) Agee, James Anderson, (James) Maxwell Audubon, John James Baldwin, James (Arthur) Balfour (de Whittingehame), Arthur James, 1 conde Ballard, J(ames) G(raham) Barrie, Sir… … Enciclopedia Universal
