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Famous People with Name Murray

Murray as First Name

Murray Fife Buell     Murray Fife Buell        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Fife Buell: was an American ecologist and palynologist. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Cornell University (B.S., 1930) and the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1934; Ph.D., 1935). After completing his Ph.D., studies with W.S. Cooper stimulated his interest in plant ecology.During graduate school, Buell married Helen Foot (Ph. D., Algology, U. Minn.); the Buells raised two children. Helen was his field companion as well as his wife, and the two worked as a team in research and publication of several papers.[1]Buell began his professional career at North Carolina State University in 1935, where he started his research on paleoecology of bogs and plant succession.

Murray Llewellyn Barr     Murray Llewellyn Barr        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Llewellyn Barr: was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".[1]He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1959, he received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1962, he won a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Award for his contributions to the understanding of the causes of mental retardation. In 1963, he received the Gairdner Foundation International Award. In 1998, he was inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Murray Barnson Emeneau     Murray Barnson Emeneau        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Barnson Emeneau: was an emeritus professor of linguistics at the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, which he also founded. He was prominent in the field of sociolinguistics research in India, being the first to do fieldwork on non-literary Dravidian languages in India, and also initiated the field of areal linguistics. He was president of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) in 1949.

Murray Bernard Koffler     Murray Bernard Koffler        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Bernard Koffler: a Canadian pharmacist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known for creating the Canadian pharmacy retailer, Shoppers Drug Mart.In 1946, he became a pharmacist at Koffler Drug Stores (established in 1921). From 1968 to 1971, he was President of Koffler Stores Ltd. From 1971 to 1986, he was Chairman of Shoppers Drug Mart. He was appointed an Honorary Chairman in 1986.He and Marvelle established the Koffler Centre of the Arts at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre in 1974. The Koffler is home to the Koffler Gallery which presents cutting edge contemporary art exhibitions; the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards; the Toronto Jewish Book Fair, and extensive educational programs in music, dance, and visual arts. A new Koffler Centre of the Arts is under construction at the same site as part of the new Sherman Campus of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and is to be completed in 2011 with greatly expanded galleries

Murray Oliver     Murray Oliver        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Oliver: is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre.Oliver began his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He would also play with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars. He played 18 NHL seasons, (1958 - 1975), and made the All-Star Game five times.

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Murray as Last Name

Martin L. Murray     Martin L. Murray       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin L. Murray: is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who served from 1957 to 1964, and from 1969 to 1982. He served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1971 through 1980. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray     Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray: is the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator. She was re-elected in 1998, 2004 and 2010. Murray has served as the Senat

Edwin Rene Murray     Edwin Rene Murray       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edwin Rene Murray: is an African American lawyer and Democratic politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Louisiana State Senate from District 4. A native and life-long New Orleans resident, Murray graduated from John F. Kennedy High Sc

John L. Murray     John L. Murray       Origin/Culture/Country: American

John L. Murray: was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He served three terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives 1830-1835. Murray was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839).

George Henry Murray     George Henry Murray       Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Henry Murray: was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the province's ninth Premier for twenty-seven years, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. He was born in Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia.The Murray government also introduced progressive labour legislation such as the Factories Act in 1908 and workman's compensation for injuries on the job in 1915. In the area of public health the Murray government appointed public health officers, establishing county health clinics and founded a research hospital for tuberculosis patients.

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