James Murray (1837–1915)

Born 1837 CE, died 1915 CE.

Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (; 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.

Text from the Wikipedia article James_Murray_(lexicographer), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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