James Murray (historical)
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James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Murray | 1 |
| James Murray (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2669213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Murray (historical) Context triple: [Oxford English Dictionary, hasChiefEditor, James Murray (historical)]
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A.
Thomas Hume
Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
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B.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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C.
George Murray
George Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in several high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century.
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D.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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E.
John Carlyle
John Carlyle was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and prominent early resident of Alexandria, Virginia, whose wealth and status are reflected in the grand Carlyle House built for him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Murray (historical) Target entity description: James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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A.
Thomas Hume
Thomas Hume was a prominent 19th-century lumber baron and businessman in Muskegon, Michigan, whose success in the lumber industry led to the construction of the historic Hackley and Hume homes.
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B.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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C.
George Murray
George Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in several high-ranking imperial posts in the early 19th century.
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D.
George Morton
George Morton was a 17th-century English Puritan and early supporter of the Plymouth Colony, best known for helping publish and promote accounts of the Pilgrims in England.
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E.
John Carlyle
John Carlyle was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and prominent early resident of Alexandria, Virginia, whose wealth and status are reflected in the grand Carlyle House built for him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
ⓘ
editor ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ |
| almaMater | none (largely self-educated; did not attend university) ⓘ |
| alternateName | J. A. H. Murray ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-02-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial | 1915-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfKnighthood | 1908 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1915-07-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford, England
|
| educatedAt | self-taught in many languages ⓘ |
| employer | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical linguistics
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| fullName | James Augustus Henry Murray ⓘ |
| genre | dictionary editing ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | modern English lexicography ⓘ |
| knownFor | principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Philological Society ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork | Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
ⓘ
philologist ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford, England
|
| positionHeld | Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Mill Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Mill Hill, London
Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford, England
|
| spouse | Ada Agnes Ruthven Murray ⓘ |
| startedWorkOn |
Oxford English Dictionary
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford English Dictionary, 1879
|
| workLocation |
Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford, England
Scriptorium at his home in Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Murray (historical) Description of subject: James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known for serving as the principal editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Murray