Sir James Murray (lexicographer)
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Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known as the primary editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Murray | 3 |
| Sir James Murray (lexicographer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4967290 — 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: Sir James Murray (lexicographer) Context triple: [Aberdeen Grammar School, hasNotableAlumnus, Sir James Murray (lexicographer)]
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A.
James Murray
James Murray is an American comedian and television personality best known as a member of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins and a star of the hidden-camera show "Impractical Jokers."
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B.
James Murray
James Murray was an architect known for his work on significant public buildings in Edinburgh, including the design of Parliament House.
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C.
James Murray
James Murray was an 18th-century British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the Seven Years' War and as the first British governor of Quebec.
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D.
Henry Fowler
Henry Fowler was a prominent British railway engineer best known for designing influential steam locomotives in the early 20th century.
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E.
C. K. Ogden
C. K. Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer best known for his work on the theory of language, including the development of Basic English and influential studies in semantics.
- 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: Sir James Murray (lexicographer) Target entity description: Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known as the primary editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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A.
James Murray
James Murray is an American comedian and television personality best known as a member of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins and a star of the hidden-camera show "Impractical Jokers."
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B.
James Murray
James Murray was an architect known for his work on significant public buildings in Edinburgh, including the design of Parliament House.
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C.
James Murray
James Murray was an 18th-century British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the Seven Years' War and as the first British governor of Quebec.
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D.
Henry Fowler
Henry Fowler was a prominent British railway engineer best known for designing influential steam locomotives in the early 20th century.
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E.
C. K. Ogden
C. K. Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer best known for his work on the theory of language, including the development of Basic English and influential studies in semantics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary degrees from multiple universities
ⓘ
Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holywell Cemetery, Oxford ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pleurisy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-02-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-07-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hawick Grammar School
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self-educated in multiple languages ⓘ |
| employer | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915 ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical linguistics
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| fullName | James Augustus Henry Murray ⓘ |
| givenName |
Augustus
ⓘ
Henry ⓘ James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent editors of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical lexicography of the English language
ⓘ
primary editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Philological Society
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Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| notableFeature | worked in a purpose-built Scriptorium in Oxford for OED editing ⓘ |
| notableWork | Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
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philologist ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oxford, England
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linked to:
Oxford
|
| positionHeld | editor of the Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Mill Hill, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Mill Hill
Oxford, England ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford
|
| spouse | Ada Agnes Ruthven Murray ⓘ |
| startTime | 1879 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir James Murray (lexicographer) Description of subject: Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer best known as the primary editor of the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Sir James Murray (lexicographer)