James Augustus Henry Murray

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dictionary
gptkbp:academicAdvisor Professor_of_English_Language
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1837-02-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Swansea,_Wales
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:collaborations Philological_Society_members
gptkbp:contributedTo English_language_studies
gptkbp:contribution Development_of_English_lexicography
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:editor gptkb:The_Oxford_English_Dictionary
gptkbp:faculty Philological_Society
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field Linguistics
gptkbp:financialPerformance Linguistics
Influence on linguistics
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Lasting impact on dictionary compilation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Foundational work in lexicography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Augustus Henry Murray
gptkbp:inception 1884
gptkbp:influence Dictionary of the English Language
gptkbp:influenced Modern lexicography
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern dictionaries
gptkbp:inspiration Language preservation
gptkbp:investmentFocus gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary
gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary_team
Chief Editor
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
Philological_Society
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering_work_in_English_lexicography
gptkbp:nationality British
Welsh
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Oxford_English_Dictionary
gptkbp:occupation Philologist
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Herbert_Coleridge
gptkbp:publications A New English Dictionary
gptkbp:researchAreas Lexicography
gptkbp:researchContribution Dictionary of the English Language
Advancement_of_English_studies
gptkbp:researchFocus English_language_history
gptkbp:researchInterest Historical principles
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:scholarships Linguistic scholarship
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Murray
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Bradley
gptkbp:work A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles