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'''William Muir''' (1819-1905) was a Scottish scholar.
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==Biography==
'''William Muir''' (1819-1905) was a Scottish scholar of Islam. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at Kilmarnock Academy, at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and at Haileybury College. From 1837 to 1876, worked in the British colonial administration in India. Back to Great Britain served as member of the Council of India in London. In 1884 was elected president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and In 1885 principal of Edinburgh University, until his retirement in 1903. Died in Edinburgh, Scotland.


William Muir was born April 27, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland.
==Works==
 
He studied at Kilmarnock Academy, at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and at Haileybury College.
 
From 1837 to 1876, he served in the British colonial administration in India.
 
Back to Great Britain he served as member of the Council of India in London. In 1884 he was elected president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and In 1885 principal of Edinburgh University, until his retirement in 1903.
 
Muir died in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 11, 1905.
 
==Works on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Origins==


====Books====
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**[[The Corân: Its Composition and Teaching, 2nd ed. (1896 Muir), book]]
**[[The Corân: Its Composition and Teaching, 2nd ed. (1896 Muir), book]]


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==Biography==
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 16 May 2015

William Muir

William Muir (1819-1905) was a Scottish scholar of Islam. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at Kilmarnock Academy, at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and at Haileybury College. From 1837 to 1876, worked in the British colonial administration in India. Back to Great Britain served as member of the Council of India in London. In 1884 was elected president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and In 1885 principal of Edinburgh University, until his retirement in 1903. Died in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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