William Dunn Macray Explained

William Dunn Macray
Birth Date:1826
Birth Place:England
Death Place:England
Occupation:Librarian, cleric, historian
Language:English
Genre:History

William Dunn Macray (1826–1916) was an English librarian, cleric and historian.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. 38395. Macray, William Dunn. Mary. Clapinson.
  2. University intelligence . 27 June 1902 . 10 . 36805.
  3. Book: Macray, W. D.. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598 – A.D. 1867. 1868.
  4. Review of Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford by the Rev. W. D. Macray, 2nd edition, 1890. The Quarterly Review. October 1891. 173. 320–332.