British lexicographer and philologist James Murray died #OTD in 1915.
His profound knowledge of languages and philology eventually led him to London, where he became involved with the Philological Society. In 1879, James Murray was appointed the chief editor of the "New English Dictionary on Historical Principles," which would later be known as the Oxford English Dictionary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(lexicographer)
Books by James Murray at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/4072