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John Murray (curler)
John Murray or Murry may refer to: Arts and media Literature and music *John Murray (publishing house), a British publishing house, founded by John Murray (1745–1793) *John Murray (publisher, born 1778) (died 1843), second head of the publishing house *John Murray III (1808–1892), third head of the publishing house * John Murray (Australian writer) (born 1963), Australian epidemiologist and writer *John Murray (novelist) (born 1950), British novelist *John Middleton Murry (1889–1957), writer *John Middleton Murry Jr. (1926–2002), English writer *John Murry (musician) (born 1979), American musician *John Murray Graham (1809–1881), Scottish historian, in early life John Murray Screen, radio and performing arts *John Murray (Irish broadcaster) (born 1964), Irish broadcaster and journalist *John Murray (playwright) (1906–1984), American playwright, co-author of ''Room Service'' *John Murray (sports broadcaster) (born 1966), English sports commentator *John T. Murray (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murray (publishing House)
John Murray is a British publisher, known for the authors it has published in its long history including, Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Charles Darwin. Since 2004, it has been owned by conglomerate Lagardère under the Hachette UK brand. Business publisher Nicholas Brealey became an imprint of John Murray in 2015. History The business was founded in London in 1768 by John Murray (1737–1793), an Edinburgh-born Royal Marines officer, who built up a list of authors including Isaac D'Israeli and published the ''English Review''. John Murray the elder was one of the founding sponsors of the London evening newspaper ''The Star'' in 1788. He was succeeded by his son John Murray II, who made the publishing house important and influential. He was a friend of many leading writers of the day and launched the ''Quarterly Review'' in 1809. He was the pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
