William Dunn Macray (1826–1916) was an English librarian, cleric and historian.
William Dunn Macray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1826 England |
| Died | 1916 (aged 89–90) England |
| Occupation | Librarian, cleric, historian |
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
Macray was ordained and graduated MA. He was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and worked at the Bodleian Library from 1845 to 1905.[1] He received the degree Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) honoris causa from the University of Oxford in June 1902.[2]
He is best known for his Annals of the Bodleian Library (1868), an institutional history of the library;[3] a second edition was published in 1890.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Clapinson, Mary. "Macray, William Dunn". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38395. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36805. London. 27 June 1902. p. 10.
- ^ Macray, W. D. (1868). Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598 – A.D. 1867.
- ^ "Review of Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford by the Rev. W. D. Macray, 2nd edition, 1890". The Quarterly Review. 173: 320–332. October 1891.
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