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Lindley Murray
1745Mar, 27

Lindley Murray

Lindley Murray, American-English Quaker and grammarian (d. 1826)
Lindley Murray (7 June 1745 – 16 February 1826), was an American Quaker lawyer, writer and grammarian, best known for his English language grammar-books used in schools in England and the United States.

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  • 19Aug

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