Johann Philipp Murray
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Johann Philipp Murray (30 July 1726 – 12 January 1776) was a German historian who was mainly interested in early Nordic studies and the relations between England and Scandinavia.
Johann Philipp Murray was born on 30 July 1726 in Schleswig.[1][2] He was the oldest son of the Prussian-born preacher and theologian Andreas Murray (1695 - 1771). His brothers were the professors Johann Andreas Murray (1740-1791) and Adolph Murray (1751-1803), and the Bishop Gustaf Murray (1747-1825).[3] Murray was a student in Königsberg in 1742, Uppsala in 1746 and Göttingen in 1747. In 1748 he became a Master of Arts at the University of Göttingen, assistant professor in 1755 and full professor in 1762.[4] He died on 12 January 1776 in Göttingen.[2]