Andreas Murray

Andreas Murray (9 August 1695 – 1771) was a German-born Swedish priest, founder of the Swedish Murray family.

Andreas Murray
Born	(1695-08-09)9 August 1695 Memel, East Prussia
Died	1771 Sweden
Nationality	Prussian, Swedish
Occupation	Pastor

Andreas Murray was born in Memel in East Prussia, on 9 August 1695.[1] The name is common in the Scottish county of Moray, and is held by the ancient noble Scottish family of Murray, but no genealogical connection to the noble family has been found.[2] He studied in Königsberg in 1710 and in Jena in 1715, and was ordained in 1717. In the following year he traveled to Hamburg and England. He became an associate professor in Kiel and a preacher in Haddebreg in Holstein. In 1736 he was sent to Sweden as assistant pastor at the German Church in Stockholm, and in 1739 was made first pastor of the same church. In 1752 he became a Doctor of Theology in Uppsala.

Andreas Murray died in 1771. He was praised as a thorough theologian and as a particularly excellent preacher.[1]

Andreas Murray's son by his first marriage, Johann Philipp Murray (1726-1776), became a professor of History at the University of Göttingen. From his second marriage, Johann Andreas Murray (1740-1791) became a professor and Gustaf Murray (1747-1825) became a Bishop and was ennobled in 1810. His youngest son was Adolph Murray (1751-1803).[2] Adolf was a pupil of Carl Linnaeus.[3] He became Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at Uppsala University.[4]

References

Citations

1. MURRAY, ANDREAS och hans söner 1843.
2. Murray, släkt.
3. Fries 2011, p. 260. sfn error: no target: CITEREFFries2011 (help)
4. Murray, 3. Adolf - Nordisk familjebok 1913.

Sources

• "MURRAY, ANDREAS och hans söner". Biographiskt Lexicon öfver namnkunnige Svenska Män. 1843. p. 197. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
• "Murray, släkt". Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
• "Murray, 3. Adolf". Nordisk familjebok. 1913. Retrieved 2013-01-10.