Alexander Murray (linguist)

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Alexander Murray (1775-1813) was a linguist, born at Dunkitterick, Kirkcudbrightshire. He graduated at Edinburgh University, became parish minister of Urr in his native shire (1806) and professor of Oriental languages in Edinburgh University (1812). He died April 15, 1813. Murray edited in a thorough manner Bruce's Travels (1805; new edition, 1813); wrote for his students Outlines of Oriental philology (1812); and contributed to the Edinburgh Review. After his death appeared his chief work, History of the European Languages, with a memoir and the fragment of an autobiography (two volumes, Edinburgh, 1823).

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