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For the Australian farmer George Muirhead, see Principality of Marlborough.

George Muirhead (1715, Dunipace - 1773) was a Scottish linguist.

A graduate of the University of Edinburgh (MA 1742), he was ordained as a Minister of the Kirk in 1746. He was professor of oriental languages at the University of Glasgow (1753-4), until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754. Muirhead was elected Clerk of Senate in 1769.^[1]

The Muirhead Prizes are awarded in his memory.

References

^ "Biography of George Muirhead". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Muirhead, George". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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[1] "Biography of George Muirhead". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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-'''George Muirhead''' (1715, [[Dunipace]] - 1773) was a Scottish linguist. He was Professor of Oriental Languages at the [[University of Glasgow]] (1753-4), until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754. Muirhead was elected Clerk of the University in 1769.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH2349&type=P|title=Biography of George Muirhead|work=The University of Glasgow Story|publisher=University of Glasgow|accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>
+'''George Muirhead''' (1715, [[Dunipace]] - 1773) was a Scottish linguist.
+A graduate of the [[University of Edinburgh]] (MA 1742), he was ordained as a [[Minister of the Kirk]] in 1746. He was professor of oriental languages at the [[University of Glasgow]] (1753-4), until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754. Muirhead was elected Clerk of Senate in 1769.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH2349&type=P|title=Biography of George Muirhead|work=The University of Glasgow Story|publisher=University of Glasgow|accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>
 The [[Muirhead Prizes]] are awarded in his memory.