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bathroom Murray III ( 1808–1892 ) was a Brits newspaper publisher , third of the name at
the John Murray companionship founded in Jack London in 1777 .== Life == The eldest son
of John Gilbert Murray II ( 1778–1843 ) by Anne Elliott , daughter of Charles Elliot , the
Edinburgh newspaper publisher , he was born on 16 Apr 1808 .When he was four years
sometime his Church Father moved the firm to 50 Albemarle Street , which became a
meeting-place for men of letters .He was educated at Charterhouse schoolhouse and
Edinburgh University , where he graduated in 1827 .He completed his education by foreign
travel , in Weimar delivering the loyalty of Lord Byron 's Marino Faliero to Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe .== Publisher == There resulted the research for a serial of books for tourists ,
the George Gilbert Aime Murphy 's Handbooks for traveller .In 1836 Murray saw through
the press the first of the handbooks , his own Netherlands , Belgium , and the Rhine ; and
three more than were written by himself .Subsequently , he enlisted medical specialist :
Richard Ford ( A enchiridion for traveller in Espana ) , Sir Isabella Stewart Gardner
Wilkinson ( United Arab Republic ) , and Sir Francis Palgrave ( compass north Italy ) .From
1830 to 1843 Murray helped his father run the house .His possess publication projection
included : Nineveh and its clay ( 1848 ) , publicising of Austen Joseph Henry Layard 's
discoveries ; Lord Campbell 's sprightliness of the Chancellors ( 1845–48 ) , and life story of
the Chief jurist ( 1849 ) ; St. George Grote 's History of Greece ( 1846–55 ) ; Murray 's British
Classics , annotated depository library variation of Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale , Gibbon ,
Goldsmith , and early author ; and the serial publication of dictionaries by William Smith ,
an advisor of the firm who became editor of the Quarterly reassessment in 1867 .Charles
Darwin 's On the Origin of coinage was published by Murray in 1859 .An go-ahead of a
different kind was The Speaker 's commentary ( 1871–81 ) , prompted by John Evelyn
Denison .Sir James Augustus Henry Murray 's Magazine , started in 1887 , ran to 1891 .The
firm published numerous illustrated Bible of travels .== Later life == Murray had been well-
connected in the literary human race since his too soon days .He was a magistrate for surrey
, a mate of the companionship of antiquarian of London , and known as a member of the
Athenæum Club .He died at 50 Albemarle Street on 2 April 1892 .After a preliminary serving
in St. James 's , Piccadilly , he was buried on 6 April in the parish church building at
Wimbledon , where he had resided for nearly 50 days .== work == Murray published
anonymously in 1877 ( 2nd edit .1878 ) Scepticism in Geology .== Family == James
Augustus Henry Murray married in 1847 Marion , youngest girl of Alexander Smith ,
banker , of Edinburgh , and sister of David Smith , writer to the signet .He left two sons , John
and Hallam , who ran the family clientele , and two daughters .== billet == == References ==
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public knowledge domain : Lee ,
Sidney , ED .( 1894 ) .`` George Gilbert Aime Murphy , John ( 1808-1892 ) '' .Dictionary of
subject Biography .Vol .39 .London : smith , Elder & Co. Zachs , William ; Isaac , Peter ; Fraser
, Angus ; Joseph Lister , William .`` Sir James Augustus Murray family ( per .1768–1967 )
'' .Oxford Dictionary of National life story ( online ed . ) .Oxford University University
Press .doi:10.1093/ref : odnb/64922 .( Subscription or UK world library membership
required . )

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