McMurry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Frank Morton McMurry
Early life
Frank Morton McMurry (1862–1936) was an American educator, educational theorist, pioneer in American Herbartianism, and brother to Charles Alexander McMurry.
In 1862, McMurry was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Following the ...
(1862–1936), American educator
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John E. McMurry
John E. McMurry (born July 27, 1942, in New York City) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University. He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1964 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in ...
, whose name is given to the McMurry reaction
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Lillian McMurry
Lillian Shedd McMurry (December 30, 1921 – March 18, 1999) was one of the earliest American female record producers and owner of Trumpet Records. She was influential in the development of blues music, particularly through her recordings of Sonny ...
(1921–1999), American record producer
See also
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McMurray (disambiguation) McMurray or MacMurray may refer to:
*McMurray (surname)
*McMurray, Pennsylvania
*Fort McMurray, urban service area in Alberta, Canada
*Lake McMurray, Washington
*McMurray Formation, stratigraphical unit
*McMurray test, physical examination of the k ...
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McMurry University in Abilene, Texas
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McMurry reaction
The McMurry reaction is an organic reaction in which two ketone or aldehyde groups are coupled to form an alkene using a titanium chloride compound such as titanium(III) chloride and a reducing agent. The reaction is named after its co-discoverer, ...
, in which two carbonyls are coupled to give a single alkene
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