John Murray, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Atholl was a leading Scottish Royalist and defender of the Stuarts from the time of the English Civil Wars (1642–51) until after the accession of William and Mary (1689). The son of the 1st earl of Atholl in the Murray line, Atholl was the chief supporter

Bill Murray is an American comedian and actor best known for his trademark deadpan humor on television’s Saturday Night Live and for his film roles. Murray, one of eight children, began his acting career on the National Lampoon Radio Hour (1975) alongside fellow comedians John Belushi and Dan

Mars: Polar regions: American scientists Robert Leighton and Bruce Murray published the results of a numerical model of the thermal environment on Mars that raised considerable doubt about the water-ice hypothesis. Their calculations indicated that, under Martian conditions, atmospheric carbon dioxide would freeze at the poles, and the growth and shrinkage of their…

Michael Jackson: Financial difficulties and death: In November 2011 Jackson’s personal physician was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Diane Johnson is an American writer and academic who first garnered attention for worldly and satiric novels set in California that portrayed contemporary women in crisis. She later wrote a series of books about Americans living abroad. Johnson was educated at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri;

telegraph: Printing telegraphs: In 1903 the British inventor Donald Murray, following the ideas of Baudot, devised a time-division multiplex system for the British Post Office. The transmitter used a typewriter keyboard that punched tape, and the receiver printed text. He modified the Baudot Code by assigning code combinations with the fewest punched holes…

Elizabeth Murray was an American painter whose lively imagery and reconsideration of the rectangle as the traditional format for painting was part of a reinvigoration of that medium in the 1970s and ’80s. She is sometimes described as a Neo-Expressionist. The American art critic Roberta Smith

telegraph: Preelectric telegraph systems: …was developed in 1795 by George Murray in England. In Murray’s device, characters were sent by opening and closing various combinations of six shutters. This system rapidly caught on in England and in the United States, where a number of sites bearing the name Telegraph Hill or Signal Hill can…

Gilbert Murray was a British classical scholar whose translations of the masters of ancient Greek drama—Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes—brought their works to renewed popularity on the contemporary stage. Murray became professor of Greek at Glasgow University at age 23 and in 1908

George Redmayne Murray was an English physician who pioneered in the treatment of endocrine disorders. He was one of the first to use extractions of animal thyroid to relieve myxedema (severe hypothyroidism) in humans. Murray, the son of a prominent physician, William Murray, received clinical

Gilbert Murray was a British classical scholar whose translations of the masters of ancient Greek drama—Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes—brought their works to renewed popularity on the contemporary stage. Murray became professor of Greek at Glasgow University at age 23 and in 1908

tragedy: Later Greek drama: A 20th-century British Classical scholar, Gilbert Murray, used the phrase “the failure of nerve” to describe the late Greek world. It may, indeed, provide a clue to what happened. On the other hand, according to the 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), a quite different…

Grace Hopper was an American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL (common-business-oriented language). After graduating from Vassar

Henry Murray was an American psychologist who developed a theory of human personality based on an individual’s inborn needs and his relationship with the physical and social environment. Murray, who majored in history at Harvard University, earned an M.D. in 1919 from Columbia University’s College

Henry Murray was an American psychologist who developed a theory of human personality based on an individual’s inborn needs and his relationship with the physical and social environment. Murray, who majored in history at Harvard University, earned an M.D. in 1919 from Columbia University’s College

The Crowd: …on Johnny Sims (played by James Murray), an idealistic young man who moves with his new wife, Mary (Eleanor Boardman), to a major city, where he hopes to become a major success. Instead, the couple find themselves unable to cope with the harsh realities of life in the modern urban…

James Murray was a British soldier who was military and civilian governor of Quebec in 1760–68. Murray joined the British army in 1739/40 and served in the West Indies and Europe. Sent to North America in 1757 as a lieutenant colonel during the Seven Years’ War, he commanded a brigade in 1758

John Murray was an English Protestant minister and theologian who founded the first Universalist congregation in the United States. At first a Methodist, Murray sought to refute the Welsh minister James Relly’s unorthodox teaching that Jesus Christ’s suffering and crucifixion brought salvation for

John Murray, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Atholl was a leading Scottish Royalist and defender of the Stuarts from the time of the English Civil Wars (1642–51) until after the accession of William and Mary (1689). The son of the 1st earl of Atholl in the Murray line, Atholl was the chief supporter

Benjamin Disraeli: Early life: …he had persuaded the publisher John Murray, his father’s friend, to launch a daily newspaper, the Representative. It was a complete failure. Disraeli, unable to pay his promised share of the capital, quarreled with Murray and others. Moreover, in his novel Vivian Grey (1826–27), published anonymously, he lampooned Murray while…

John Murray, 4th earl of Dunmore was the British royal governor of Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution. A descendant of the Scottish house of Stuart, he was the eldest son of William Murray, the 3rd earl, whom he succeeded in 1756. He sat in the House of Lords from 1761 to 1770 and then

John Murray, 2nd marquess and 1st duke of Atholl was a leading Scottish supporter of William and Mary and of the Hanoverian succession. Son of the 1st marquess of Atholl, he favored the accession of William and Mary in 1689 but was unable, during his father’s absence, to prevent the majority of his

Melbourne: Early settlement: …Europeans in 1802, when Lieutenant John Murray and Captain Matthew Flinders visited the bay within a few months of each other. This area was then part of the colony of New South Wales, and the colony’s governor, Philip Gidley King, instructed the surveyor-general, Charles Grimes, to examine the shores of…

Murray, John Courtney was a Jesuit (Society of Jesus) theologian known for his influential thought on church-state relations. Murray was educated at a Jesuit high school in Manhattan and entered their novitiate in 1920. After study at Boston College, where he took his M.A., he attended Woodstock

Joseph E. Murray was an American surgeon who in 1990 was co-winner (with E. Donnall Thomas) of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in lifesaving organ- and tissue-transplant techniques. Murray received a bachelor of arts degree (1940) from Holy Cross College, Worcester,

Joseph E. Murray was an American surgeon who in 1990 was co-winner (with E. Donnall Thomas) of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in lifesaving organ- and tissue-transplant techniques. Murray received a bachelor of arts degree (1940) from Holy Cross College, Worcester,

Judith Sargent Stevens Murray was an American writer during the early republic, remembered largely for her essays and journalistic comment on contemporary public issues, especially women’s rights. Judith Sargent was the daughter of a wealthy shipowner and merchant and received an unusually good

Les Murray was an Australian poet and essayist who in such meditative, lyrical poems as “Noonday Axeman” and “Sydney and the Bush” captured Australia’s psychic and rural landscape as well as its mythic elements. Murray grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from the University of Sydney (B.A.,

Les Murray was an Australian poet and essayist who in such meditative, lyrical poems as “Noonday Axeman” and “Sydney and the Bush” captured Australia’s psychic and rural landscape as well as its mythic elements. Murray grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from the University of Sydney (B.A.,

English language: Age of Johnson: …view was well maintained by Lindley Murray, a native of Pennsylvania who settled in England in the very year (1784) of Johnson’s death. Murray’s English Grammar appeared in 1795, became immensely popular, and went into numerous editions. It was followed by an English Reader (1799) and an English Spelling Book…

Lord George Murray was a Scottish Jacobite, one of the ablest of the generals who fought for Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, the Stuart claimant to the English throne, in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745–46. Murray joined the English army in 1711 but aided the Jacobites in their unsuccessful

coven: …coven was the English Egyptologist Margaret Murray in her work The Witch Cult in Western Europe (1921). According to her a coven consists of 12 witches and a devil as leader. The number is generally taken as a parody of Christ and his 12 disciples. (An alternate theory, stressing the…

Matthew Murray was an English engineer. With little formal education, Murray went to work for a flax spinner in Leeds, where he introduced innovations in flax-spinning machinery. He established his own factory and was soon patenting various improvements to the steam engine. The locomotives he built

Anne Murray is a widely honoured Canadian country singer known for such popular songs as “Snowbird,” “A Little Good News,” and covers of songs by artists such as the Beatles and Kenny Loggins. She was the first female Canadian solo artist to reach number one on music charts in the United States and

Patty Murray is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1992 and began representing Washington the following year. Murray was the first female senator from the state, and she later became the first woman to serve as president pro tempore of the Senate (2023– ).

Pauli Murray was a key figure who helped define the intellectual foundations of the 20th-century civil rights and women’s rights movements. The legal analysis and research by the activist, lawyer, nonbinary Black feminist, poet, and Episcopalian priest formed the basis of the legal argument against

Philip Murray was an American labour leader who organized the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) from 1936 and played a prominent part in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) through its early years, serving as its president from 1940 until his death. Emigrating to the United States

stabile: The Canadian sculptor Robert Murray (1936– ) is notable among other artists working in the monumental stabile form; his lofty curved and folded aluminum sheets, while usually more geometric and less “penetrable” than the stabiles of Calder, nonetheless share the latter’s paradoxical blend of lightness and substantiality, motion…

Andy Murray is a Scottish tennis player who was one of the sport’s premier players during the 2010s, winning three Grand Slam titles and two men’s singles Olympic gold medals. Though clearly blessed with an unusual talent from an early age—with speed, power, and a light touch—Murray often battled

World War I: The Egyptian frontiers, 1915–July 1917: Sir Archibald Murray’s British troops at last started a massive advance in December 1916 and captured some Turkish outposts on the northeastern edge of the Sinai Desert but made a pusillanimous withdrawal from Gaza in March 1917 at the very moment when the Turks were…

Papua New Guinea: The colonial period: …the protective paternalist policies of Sir Hubert Murray (lieutenant governor of Papua, 1908–40) did little to encourage colonial investment. The discovery in the 1920s of massive gold deposits in eastern New Guinea at the Bulolo River (a tributary of the Markham River) and Edie Creek, near Wau, led to a…

Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer and the first editor (from 1879) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, now known as The Oxford English Dictionary. He was knighted in 1908. (Read H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Britannica essay on American English.) Murray was a grammar-school

Sir James Murray was a Scottish lexicographer and the first editor (from 1879) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, now known as The Oxford English Dictionary. He was knighted in 1908. (Read H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Britannica essay on American English.) Murray was a grammar-school

Sir John Murray was a Scottish Canadian naturalist and one of the founders of oceanography, whose particular interests were ocean basins, deep-sea deposits, and coral-reef formation. In 1868 Murray began collecting marine organisms and making a variety of oceanographic observations during an

Sir John Murray, Baronet was a Scottish Jacobite, secretary to Prince Charles Edward (the Young Pretender) during the rebellion of 1745–46. He damaged the rebels’ cause by his nervous collapse in March 1746 and later by his incrimination of other leading supporters of the Stuart claim to the

Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of Moray was the nephew of King Robert I the Bruce of Scotland and a leading military commander in Robert’s successful struggle to gain independence from English rule; later he was regent for Robert’s young son and successor, David II (reigned 1329–71). Randolph was the

Miramichi: …by Scottish builder and architect William Murray. Among his structures, several churches, the old courthouse, and several fine homes remain. Newcastle’s most famous son, Lord Beaverbrook (Maxwell Aitken)—publisher, financier, and member of Winston Churchill’s wartime cabinet—is buried in the town square near the town hall and civic centre that he…

Bill Murray is an American comedian and actor best known for his trademark deadpan humor on television’s Saturday Night Live and for his film roles. Murray, one of eight children, began his acting career on the National Lampoon Radio Hour (1975) alongside fellow comedians John Belushi and Dan

pottery: The artist-potter: William Staite Murray, at one time the head of the ceramic department of the Royal College of Art, made some important and interesting stoneware and influenced many younger potters. Remarkable work was done by Continental potters working in England, among them Lucie Rie from Vienna…

William Murray, 1st earl of Mansfield was the chief justice of the King’s Bench of Great Britain from 1756 to 1788, who made important contributions to commercial law. William Murray was the son of the 5th Viscount Stormont. Educated at Perth grammar school, Westminster School, and Christ Church,

Australia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing: …all Australian rivers including the Murray-Darling, the country’s principal river system, is the equivalent of only about half that of China’s Yangtze River, and records for both the Mississippi and the Ganges rivers indicate discharges greater than one and one-half times Australia’s aggregate total.

Rutaceae: Orange jessamine (Murraya paniculata) is native to Southeast Asia and is widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental. Perhaps the most unusual is the gas plant (Dictamnus albus), a poisonous perennial herb that has attractive white or pink flowers. The leaves can be squeezed…

murre, any of certain black and white seabirds comprising the genus Uria of the auk family, Alcidae. In British usage the two species of Uria are called guillemots, along with Cepphus species. Murres are about 40 cm (16 inches) long. They nest in vast numbers on sheer cliffs, each pair laying a

murrelet, any of six species of small diving birds belonging to the auk family, Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). Murrelets are about 20 cm (8 inches) long, thin billed and, in winter, plain plumaged. They are sometimes called sea sparrows, as are auklets. In some species the young go to sea when

Tahlequah: …the Supreme Court (1844); the Murrell Home (1844) in Park Hill is a fine example of an antebellum mansion. Sequoyah State Park by the Arkansas River and Tsa-La-Gi, a re-created Indian village, are nearby. Pop. (2000) 14,458; (2010) 15,753.

Mürren, Alpine village, Bern canton, south central Switzerland, situated high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Bernese Oberland (highland), opposite the Jungfrau (13,642 ft [4,158 m]). It is the highest village in the canton (elevation 5,450 ft) that is inhabited all the year round. A noted

Joaquín Murrieta was a legendary bandit who became a hero of the Mexican-Americans in California. Facts of his life are few and elusive, and much of what is widely known about him is derived from evolving and enduring myth. A Joaquín Murrieta was recorded as baptized in Sonora, Mexico, in 1830;

Saint Celestine V ; canonized May 5, 1313; feast day May 19) was the pope from July 5 to Dec. 13, 1294, the first pontiff to abdicate. He founded the Celestine order. Pietro was a Benedictine in his youth but soon became a hermit and lived in the Abruzzi Mountains, near Sulmona. His rigorous

Edward R. Murrow was a radio and television broadcaster who was the most influential and esteemed figure in American broadcast journalism during its formative years. Murrow graduated from Washington State College (now University), Pullman. He served as president of the National Student Association

Edward R. Murrow was a radio and television broadcaster who was the most influential and esteemed figure in American broadcast journalism during its formative years. Murrow graduated from Washington State College (now University), Pullman. He served as president of the National Student Association

Murrumbidgee River: …(84,020 square km), and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, roughly around the mid-course and its adjoining plains, is a highly organized and productive undertaking involving more than 1,000 square miles of farmland. Established in 1912, the irrigation project was expanded to include the resettlement of former soldiers after World War I.…

Murrumbidgee River, major right-bank tributary of the Murray River, rising on the western slope of the Eastern Highlands (20 miles [32 km] north of Kiandra), in southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It flows at first southeastward and then, after a remarkable fishhook bend, directly northward

John Middleton Murry was an English journalist and critic whose romantic and biographical approach to literature ran counter to the leading critical tendencies of his day. He wrote at least 40 books and a large body of journalistic works in which his pronounced—though changeable—views on social,

Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand-born English master of the short story, who evolved a distinctive prose style with many overtones of poetry. Her delicate stories, focused upon psychological conflicts, have an obliqueness of narration and a subtlety of observation that reveal the influence of

Osijek, industrial town and agricultural centre in eastern Croatia. It lies on the Drava River, about 10 miles (16 km) west of the border with Serbia. In Roman times the city site was known as Mursa. Its present name was first recorded in 1196. An important trade and transportation centre from

Battle of Mursa, (Sept. 28, ad 351), defeat of the usurper Magnentius by the Roman emperor Constantius II. The battle entailed losses on both sides that severely crippled the military strength of the Roman Empire; it is known as the bloodiest battle of the century. It was also the first defeat of

India: The emperor, the nobility, and the provinces: In the east, Murshid Qulī Khan had long held Bengal and Orissa, which his family retained after his death in 1726. In the heartland of the empire, the governors of Ayodhya and the Punjab became practically independent. The court needed money from the governors in order to maintain…

Murshidabad, town, central West Bengal state, northeastern India. The town, lying just east of the Bhagirathi River, is an agricultural trade and silk-weaving centre. Originally called Makhsudabad, it was reputedly founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century. In 1704 the nawab (ruler)

Mursilis I was a Hittite king during the Old Kingdom (reigned c. 1620–c. 1590 bce). Mursilis was the adopted heir of his grandfather, Hattusilis I, whom he succeeded on the throne. He first continued his predecessor’s campaigns in northern Syria, destroying Aleppo and delivering the final blow to

Mursilis II was a Hittite king during the New Kingdom (reigned c. 1346–c. 1320 bc). Son of the great Hittite conqueror Suppiluliumas, Mursilis succeeded his father after the brief reign of his older brother Arnuwandas III. Mursilis renewed the allegiance of North Syria, particularly Carchemish

Mohamed Morsi was an Egyptian engineer and politician who was president of Egypt (2012–13). He was removed from the presidency by a military action in July 2013, following massive demonstrations against his rule. Mohamed Morsi was born in Al-Sharqiyyah governorate, on the eastern side of the Nile

Mursilis I was a Hittite king during the Old Kingdom (reigned c. 1620–c. 1590 bce). Mursilis was the adopted heir of his grandfather, Hattusilis I, whom he succeeded on the throne. He first continued his predecessor’s campaigns in northern Syria, destroying Aleppo and delivering the final blow to

Mursilis I was a Hittite king during the Old Kingdom (reigned c. 1620–c. 1590 bce). Mursilis was the adopted heir of his grandfather, Hattusilis I, whom he succeeded on the throne. He first continued his predecessor’s campaigns in northern Syria, destroying Aleppo and delivering the final blow to

Mursilis II was a Hittite king during the New Kingdom (reigned c. 1346–c. 1320 bc). Son of the great Hittite conqueror Suppiluliumas, Mursilis succeeded his father after the brief reign of his older brother Arnuwandas III. Mursilis renewed the allegiance of North Syria, particularly Carchemish

Hattusilis III: …overthrowing his nephew Urhi-Teshub (Mursilis III).

Murcia, city, capital of Murcia provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southeastern Spain. It lies at the confluence of the Segura and Guadalentín (Sangonera) rivers in a fertile, irrigated area known as the huerta (orchard land). The site was settled before the Roman

Marantaceae: Major genera and species: Murta, or Indian matcane (Schumannianthus dichotomus), is used traditionally for bed mats and baskets in parts of south Asia.

Islamic arts: New importance of Indian literature: It should be added that al-Sayyid Murtaḍā al-Zabīd (died 1791), a leading philologist, author of the fundamental work of lexicography Tāj al-ʿarūs (“The Bride’s Crown”), and commentator on Ghazālī’s main work, was of Indian origin. Laudatory poems and belles lettres in Arabic were still popular in the early 19th century…

India: Successors to the Bahmanī: …rule of the slightly mad Murtaḍā Niẓām Shah. Murtaḍā’s murder in 1588, by a son who was more insane than he, set off a chain of events that resulted in simultaneous invasions by Bijapur from the south and by Murtaḍā’s brother Burhān, who had the support of the Mughal emperor…

Lagos: Lagos is served by Murtala Muhammed International Airport, located in Ikeja. Area 1,292 square miles (3,345 square km). Pop. (2006) 9,013,534.

Perga, ancient city of Pamphylia, now in Antalya il (province), Turkey. It was a centre of native culture and was a seat of the worship of “Queen” Artemis, a purely Anatolian nature goddess. In Perga St. Paul, the Apostle, and St. Barnabas began their first mission in Anatolia (Acts of the Apostles

Battle of Morat, (June 22, 1476), battle in Switzerland that constituted a major victory for the Swiss Confederation in its war of 1474–76 against Burgundy. The battle took place just outside the town of Morat (or Murten), which is located beside the lake of the same name and lies west of Bern and

Rishi Sunak: Early life: …he met his future wife, Akshata Murthy, daughter of Narayana Murthy, an Indian billionaire and cofounder of technology giant Infosys. Returning to the United Kingdom in 2006, Sunak took a job with The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI), the hedge fund operated by Sir Chris Hohn, who made him a…

Narayana Murthy is an Indian software entrepreneur who cofounded Infosys Technologies Ltd., the first Indian company to be listed on an American stock exchange. Murthy earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mysore in 1967 and a master’s degree in technology from

Vivek Murthy is a doctor who has served (2014–17 and 2021– ) as U.S. surgeon general under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. He is the first person of Indian descent to be surgeon general. Murthy is known for declaring gun deaths and injuries a public health crisis, for urging Congress to

Vivek Murthy is a doctor who has served (2014–17 and 2021– ) as U.S. surgeon general under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. He is the first person of Indian descent to be surgeon general. Murthy is known for declaring gun deaths and injuries a public health crisis, for urging Congress to

murti, in Hinduism, a sacred image or depiction of a deity. In Sanskrit the word murti means anything that has a definite shape or form, and in a ritual context the term means an embodiment or sacred image of a deity. In Hindu practice, murtis can be found in temples, in homes, on roadsides, and in

Perga, ancient city of Pamphylia, now in Antalya il (province), Turkey. It was a centre of native culture and was a seat of the worship of “Queen” Artemis, a purely Anatolian nature goddess. In Perga St. Paul, the Apostle, and St. Barnabas began their first mission in Anatolia (Acts of the Apostles

Ātmārāmjī: …he became convinced that the Mūrtipūjak position on the worship of images of the Jinas (also called Tīrthaṅkaras, considered in Jainism to be godlike saviors who have succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and have made a path for others to follow) was correct, and the iconoclastic position…

Giambattista Marino: …poems against a rival poet, Gaspare Murtola (La Murtoleide, 1619; “The Murtoliad”). Murtola had him imprisoned for this offense and others; and, though his friends secured his release, Marino left Torino for Paris in 1615, where he stayed until 1623 under the patronage of Marie de Médicis and Louis XIII.

Giambattista Marino: …rival poet, Gaspare Murtola (La Murtoleide, 1619; “The Murtoliad”). Murtola had him imprisoned for this offense and others; and, though his friends secured his release, Marino left Torino for Paris in 1615, where he stayed until 1623 under the patronage of Marie de Médicis and Louis XIII.

Murugan, chief deity of the ancient Tamils of South India, son of the warrior goddess Korravai. He was later identified in part with the North Indian war god Skanda. His favourite weapon was the trident or spear, and his banner carried the emblem of a wild fowl. The Tirumurukarruppatai, a “guide to

al-Masʿūdī: …gave the fanciful title of Murūj al-dhahab wa maʿādin al-jawāhir. This book quickly became famous and established the author’s reputation as a leading historian. Ibn Khaldūn, the great 14th-century Arab philosopher of history, describes al-Masʿūdī as an imam (“leader,” or “example”) for historians. Though an abridgment, Murūj al-dhahab is still…

Mururoa, atoll at the southeastern tip of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, in the central South Pacific Ocean, about 700 miles (1,125 km) southeast of Tahiti. Uninhabited and used for growing coconuts before its cession to France in 1964, the island was from 1966 to 1996 the site of a

Mostaganem, town and Mediterranean Sea port, northern Algeria, on the Gulf of Arzew. Known as Murustuge in the 11th century, it contains Bordj el-Mehal (the old citadel), attributed to the 11th-century Almoravid emir Yūsuf ibn Tāshufīn. Captured in 1516 by the sea rover Khayr al-Dīn (Barbarossa),

Murut, least numerous of the indigenous ethnic groups of Indonesian Borneo, living mostly in the hilly southwestern uplands of northeastern Malaysia and speaking a distinctive Austronesian language also called Murut. Of Proto-Malay stock, their prehistoric ancestors migrated from Asia. The Murut

Murut: The Murut Rebellion in 1915 was a protest against British colonial indifference. After the large influx of Japanese in 1921–31, the Murut lost many members to a form of malaria against which they had no resistance. They numbered about 34,300 in 1980. Practicing slash-and-burn agriculture, they…

Sagunto, town, Valencia provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Valencia, eastern Spain, at the foot of the Peñas de Pajarito, on the western bank of the Palancia River, just north-northeast of Valencia city. Of Iberian origin, the town is the ancient Saguntum,

Murwara, city, east-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated in an upland basin on the Katni River, a tributary of the Mahanadi River. Murwara was the property of a wealthy Brahman family. The city’s name is derived from mund (“head”) to commemorate the fact that an ancestor of

Murwillumbah, coastal town, northeastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) above the mouth of the Tweed River, near the Queensland border. Murwillumbah was surveyed in 1872 and took its name from an Aboriginal term meaning either a “good campsite” or “place of many