Author:James Augustus Henry Murray

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James Augustus Henry Murray
(1837–1915)

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Scottish lexicographer and philologist; primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death; president of the Philological Society

This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB9 by the initials "J. A. H. M."

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "J. A. H. M."

Works

The dialect of the southern counties of Scotland (1873) (transcription project)
"The Evolution of English Lexicography" Romanes Lecture. Oxford, 1900
"English Language," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)
A New English Dictionary, on Historical Principles (Part I. A—ANT)

Works about Murray

"Murray, James Augustus Henry," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
"Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry, LL.D., D.C.L., etc.," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Murray, James Augustus Henry," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1927 supplement, London: Oxford University Press (1927)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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