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David Murray


Born
in Bovina, New York, The United States
October 15, 1830

Died
March 06, 1905

Genre
History, Nonfiction


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David Murray (デイヴィッド・モルレー Deibiddo Marē) was an American educator and government adviser in Meiji period Japan. Murray graduated from Union College in 1852. In 1857-1863, Murray was as principal of The Albany Academy in New York. He was a professor at Rutgers College in New Jersey from 1863 through 1873. In Japan, he was Superintendent of Educational Affairs in the Imperial Ministry of Education from 1873 through 1879.

His many works include Petroleum its History and Properties (1862), Manual of Land Surveying : with Tables (1872), Japanese Education, Introductory chapter (1876), The Story of Japan (1894), The Development of Modern Education in Japan (1904 ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 130 ratings · 7 reviews · 2 distinct works
Japan
3.73 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1894 — 35 editions
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A Brief History of Japan
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