Shirley Murray

New Zealand hymn lyrics writer (1931–2020)
Person human Q15428898
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Summary

Shirley Murray is a human[1]. She was born in Invercargill[2]. She was born on March 31, 1931[3]. She passed away in Kapiti[4]. She died on January 25, 2020[5]. She worked as a lyricist[6], teacher[7], researcher[8], and hymnwriter[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Invercargill[2].
  • Shirley Murray passed away in Kapiti[4].
  • Shirley Murray was born on March 31, 1931[3].
  • Shirley Murray died on January 25, 2020[5].
  • Shirley Murray held citizenship in New Zealand[11].
  • Shirley Murray worked as a lyricist[6].
  • Shirley Murray worked as a teacher[7].
  • Shirley Murray worked as a researcher[8].
  • Shirley Murray's professions included hymnwriter[9].
  • Shirley Murray was educated at University of Otago[12].
  • Shirley Murray received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13].
  • Shirley Murray received the honorary doctor of the University of Otago[14].
  • Shirley Murray's religion is recorded as Methodism[15].
  • Shirley Murray is recorded as female[16].
  • Shirley Murray's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Shirley Murray's Commons category is recorded as Shirley Murray[18].
  • Shirley Murray's family name is recorded as Murray[19].
  • Shirley Murray's family name is recorded as Cockroft[20].
  • Shirley Murray's given name is recorded as Shirley[21].
  • Shirley Murray's given name is recorded as Erena[22].
  • Shirley Murray's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Women in Religion[23].
  • Shirley Murray's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[24].
  • Shirley Murray's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Australian Women in Religion[25].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: NZ[27]

  • Began / founded: 1931-03-31[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-01-25[29]

  • Community tags: aotearoa, new zealand[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 89820fa5-4a1f-4612-8a5c-c8a94f0ec617[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Invercargill[2], Shirley Murray… she was born on March 31, 1931[3].

Education

Shirley Murray was educated at University of Otago[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lyricist[6], teacher[7], researcher[8], and hymnwriter[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13], a grade of an order[32], in New Zealand[33] and honorary doctor of the University of Otago[14], an award[34], in New Zealand[35].

Personal Life

Shirley Murray's religion is recorded as Methodism[15].

Death and Burial

Shirley Murray died on January 25, 2020[5]. She died in Kapiti[4].

Why It Matters

Shirley Murray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Murray born?

Shirley Murray was born in Invercargill[2].

Where did Shirley Murray die?

Shirley Murray died in Kapiti[4].

What did Shirley Murray do for work?

Shirley Murray worked as lyricist[6], teacher[7], researcher[8], and hymnwriter[9].

Where did Shirley Murray go to school?

Shirley Murray was educated at University of Otago[12].

What awards did Shirley Murray receive?

Honors received include Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[13] and honorary doctor of the University of Otago[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . natlib.govt.nz. natlib.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . notices.nzherald.co.nz. notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . notices.nzherald.co.nz. notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation → lyricist, teacher, researcher +1
    Date of death → +2020-01-25T00:00:00Z
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