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Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (/ ˈ m ʌr i /; 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.
Sir James Murray (born February 7, 1837, Denholm, Roxburghshire [now Scottish Borders], Scotland—died July 26, 1915, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) was a Scottish lexicographer and the first editor (from 1879) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, now known as The Oxford English Dictionary. He was knighted in 1908.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
It was also at this time that a new editor was agreed upon from within the members of the Philological Society, James Murray. Murray was a self-taught scholar from the lowlands of Scotland who had showed an interest in language from a very early age.
Principal Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, James Augustus Henry Murray was born the son of a tailor in Denholm, Scotland. Educated locally until the age of 14, Murray showed an aptitude for language from a very early age, eventually learning around 25 different languages.
The Murray Scriptorium is a pilot edition of the letters and papers of Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837–1915), chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death.
Introduction. What is the Oxford English Dictionary? Who was Murray and what is a scriptorium? Why do Murray’s letters (and their digitization) matter? The scope of Murray’s correspondence. This edition. Topics of special interest. Selection of Murray’s correspondents. Editors and support.
The Murray Scriptorium is a pilot edition of the letters and papers of Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837–1915), chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death.
