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James Murray (lexicographer)
1837Feb, 7

James Murray (lexicographer)

James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (; 7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1879 until his death.

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