Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905)
For the American coach, see William Muir (coach). For other people, see William Muir (disambiguation).
Bust of William Muir by Charles McBride
Sir William MuirKCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, and colonial administrator, Principal of the University of Edinburgh and Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Provinces of British India.
Sir WilliamMuir KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, and colonial administrator, Principal of the University of Edinburgh and...
Muir Central College in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) in northern India was a college of higher education founded by WilliamMuir in 1872. It had a separate...
William Muir (1896). The Mameluke; or, Slave Dynasty of Egypt, 1260–1517, AD. Duquesne University Gumberg Library. Smith, Elder. p. 196. Sir WilliamMuir (1896)...
Thomas Muir (24 August 1765 – 25 January 1799), also known as Thomas Muir the Younger of Huntershill, was a Scottish political reformer and lawyer. Muir graduated...
John Muir (/mjʊər/ MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born...
East” . Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces Sir WilliamMuir in 1876, who suggested the idea...
with Muhammad. So Muhammad sent some men to confirm this. According to WilliamMuir, the Qurayza said to the men "Who is Mahomet, and who is the Apostle...
revelation. The first use of the expression in English is attributed to Sir WilliamMuir in 1858. The words praise the three pagan Meccan goddesses: al-Lāt, al-'Uzzá...
this proposal and began to argue amongst themselves. The orientalist WilliamMuir gives the following observation of the situation: The moment was critical...
their hearts, and they were known and reviled as 'the Hypocrites'". WilliamMuir opines that tradition "makes a scapegoat of Abdallah" standing for "a...
Western scholars such as Aloys Sprenger, Theodor Noldeke, Gustav Weil, WilliamMuir, Sigismund Koelle, Grimme [de] and D.S. Margoliouth "give us a more correct...
Clan Muir is a Scottish clan that is armigerous. Per certain sources, holders of the surname Muir (also appearing as Mure and Moore), of Ayrshire, have...
James Thomason, the Lieutenant general of North-West Provinces, and WilliamMuir. These new Company recruits provided unofficial support for Protestant...
mounted on 700 camels and 100 horses, the horsemen all clad in mail. (Sir WilliamMuir, The Life of Mohammed, London, 1877) The battle began in the traditional...
doi:10.2307/3595962. JSTOR 3595962. WilliamMuir (1858). The life of Mahomet. The life of Mahomet By WilliamMuir (Bukhari, Maghazi, 68. "The Banu Tamim...
Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1. (free online) Sir WilliamMuir, The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam, to the Era of the Hegira ...
WilliamMuir (born October 26, 1942) is a former American football coach who served as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and later...
Muir Woods National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service and named after naturalist John Muir. It is located...
WilliamMuir Urquhart (December 22, 1855 – April 14, 1933) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and public servant. For many years he was treasurer...
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