Biography of William Muir

William Muir (* 27. April 1819 in Glasgow; † 11. July 1905 in Edinburgh) was a britischer Kolonialpolitiker, Orientalist, Missionswissenschaftler, Islamwissenschaftler. He was 86 years old. He was married to Elizabeth Huntly Wemyss. He had at least 1 child (1 daughter). His education included University of Edinburgh, Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Kilmarnock Academy. He worked at University of Edinburgh. He received 5 awards, including Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna. He was buried at Dean Cemetery.