William Murray

American journalist and writer (1926–2005)
Person human Q3747717
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William Murray

Summary

William Murray is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1926-04-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +2005-03-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a novelist[6], journalist[7], memoirist[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Murray's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • William Murray died in New York City[4].
  • William Murray was born on +1926-04-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Murray died on +2005-03-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Murray's father was William B. Murray[11].
  • William Murray's mother was Natalia Danesi Murray[12].
  • William Murray held citizenship in United States[13].
  • William Murray worked as a novelist[6].
  • William Murray's professions included journalist[7].
  • William Murray worked as a memoirist[8].
  • William Murray worked as a translator[9].
  • William Murray was educated at Harvard University[14].
  • William Murray was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy[15].
  • William Murray is recorded as male[16].
  • William Murray's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Murray's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084704726[18].
  • William Murray's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 112503681[19].
  • William Murray's GND ID is recorded as 172268834[20].
  • William Murray's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79058522[21].
  • William Murray's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00472068[22].
  • William Murray's archives at is recorded as University of California, San Diego[23].
  • William Murray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05g54l[24].
  • William Murray's family name is recorded as Murray[25].
  • William Murray's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Murray's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 079704611[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Murray was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1926-04-08T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was William B. Murray[11]. His mother was Natalia Danesi Murray[12].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Phillips Exeter Academy[15], a private school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1781[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], journalist[7], memoirist[8], and translator[9].

Death and Burial

William Murray died on +2005-03-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

William Murray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was William Murray born?

Born in New York City[2], William Murray…

Where did William Murray die?

William Murray passed away in New York City[4].

Who were William Murray's parents?

William Murray's father was William B. Murray[11]. William Murray's mother was Natalia Danesi Murray[12].

What did William Murray do for work?

William Murray worked as novelist[6], journalist[7], memoirist[8], and translator[9].

Where did William Murray go to school?

William Murray was educated at Harvard University[14] and Phillips Exeter Academy[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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