Background
Murray, George Gilbert was born on January 2, 1866 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Sir. Terence Aubrey and Agnes (Edwards) Murray.
Murray, George Gilbert was born on January 2, 1866 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Sir. Terence Aubrey and Agnes (Edwards) Murray.
Student Merchant Taylor’s School, London, 1879-1884. Master of Arts (fellow), Oxford, 1888, Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Civil Law. Doctor of Laws, Glasgow University, also 1889.
Doctor of Literature, Birmingham U. Doctor of Letters, Cambridge U. Doctorate. ès Lettres.
Professor Greek, Glasgow University, 1889-1899. Regius Professor Greek, University of Oxford, 1908-1936. Charles Eliot Norton Professor Poetry, Harvard, 1926.
Trustee British Museum, 1914-1918.
Fellow British Academy, Royal Society Literature. Member Society Australian Writers (president 1952), International Committee Intellectual Cooperation (president 1928-1940), League Nations Union (chairman 1923-1938, co-president since 1938).
Married Lady Mary Henrietta Howard, 1889. Children: Rosalind, Toynbee, Denis (deceased), Agnes (deceased), Basil (deceased), Stephen.