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Margaret Alice Murray FSA Scot FRAI (13 July 1863 – 13 November 1963) was an Anglo-Indian Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist. The first woman to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the United Kingdom, she worked at University College London (UCL) from 1898 to 1935.
Oct 30, 2015 · Margaret Murray is the mother of witches that never was. A noted Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, folklorist, and first wave feminist, she is now best-known for a series of books on...
Oct 24, 2013 · Margaret Murray, who was born 150 years ago, was one of the first archaeologists to be employed at UCL and one of the most distinguished, although her role in the history of archaeology is often underestimated.
Anglo-Indian Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian and folklorist, Margaret Murray was the Manchester Museum’s first curator of Egyptology, and the first woman in Britain to hold a full-time appointment in the subject.
(My First Hundred Years) Margaret Alice Murray became an archaeologist almost by chance. In 1893 she was thirty years old, unmarried, and without a clear life path ahead. Then she heard about a series of classes on Egyptology to be given at University College London, and her life changed.
Oct 1, 2013 · Margaret Murray, who was born 150 years ago, was one of the first archaeologists to be employed at UCL and one of the most distinguished, although her role in the history of archaeology is often...
British archaeologist well known for her work in Egypt. Born in Calcutta, she spent most of her childhood and adolescence in India. In 1893 she enrolled for a course of study at University College, London, under Flinders Petrie, and here she was introduced to Egyptology.
…the idea of the Egyptologist-cum-folklorist Margaret Murray (1863–1963) that people persecuted as witches during the early modern period followed a pre-Christian religion. While many Wiccans no longer believe this discredited notion, they often feel a kinship with those historically accused of witchcraft.
Margaret Murray, who was born 150 years ago, was one of the first archaeologists to be employed at UCL and one of the most distinguished, although her role in the history of archaeology is often...
Oct 24, 2013 · Margaret Murray, who was born 150 years ago, was one of the first archaeologists to be employed at UCL and one of the most distinguished, although her role in the history of archaeology is often underestimated.
