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Murrill
Murrill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Herbert Murrill (1909–1952), English musician, composer, and organist * William Murrill William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Ga ... (1869–1957), American mycologist See also * Murrell (other) * Murrills {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). He, along with the NYBG, founded the journal ''Mycologia'' and was its first editor for 16 years. Murrill was known to travel extensively to describe the mycota of Europe and the Americas. He traveled along the East Coast, Pacific Coast, Mexico and the Caribbean. Although Murrill was a very influential person at the NYBG, having worked his way up to become assistant director in 1908, his rather eccentric personality caused problems with his job. He went on annual collecting trips to Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, sometimes, without informing any of his colleagues prior. These trips resulted in a cumulative total of 70,000 specimens, 1,400 of which are deposited in the NYBG.William Alphonso Murrill Records. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Murrill
Herbert Henry John Murrill (11 May 1909 – 25 July 1952) was an English musician, composer, and organist. Education and early career Herbert Henry John (later just Herbert) Murrill was born in London, at 19, Fircroft Road in Upper Tooting, the eldest of three children.Murill, Carolyn. Introduction to ''Five Songs''. He lived with his family in South London, where his father Walter was a cork merchant. As a young man, he had a group of musical friends who encouraged and supported him. He was a chorister and a scholarship student at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hatcham from 1920 to 1925. He was awarded a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music, but in 1925 went instead to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with York Bowen (piano), Alan Bush (harmony) and Stanley Marchant (organ and choir training). He remained there until 1928, winning medals for piano, organ, harmony and aural training, while at the same time serving as the organist of St Nicholas Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrell (other)
Murrell may refer to: Surname * Adrian Murrell (born 1970), American football player * Bryan Murrell (born 1955), English former rugby league footballer * Chris Murrell (1956–2017), American jazz and gospel singer *Christine Mary Murrell (1874–1933), English medical doctor * Frank Murrell (1874–1931), British businessman and politician * Helen Murrell, Australian lawyer, judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (2013–2022) * Hilda Murrell (1906–1984), English naturalist and campaigner against nuclear energy * Ivan Murrell (1943–2006), American baseball player * Jack Murrell (1901–1980), Australian rules footballer * Jaime Murrell (1949–2021), Panamanian musician * Janie and Jerry Murrell, cofounders of the Five Guys American fast food chain * James Murrell (c. 1785–1860), English cunning man (professional folk magician) * Joe Murrell (1879–1952), English cricketer * John Murrell (bandit) (1806–1844), American river bandit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |