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William Muir

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Also known as Sir William Muir

Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator (1819–1905)

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Works
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Top works

  • Equine Anesthesia
  • The marriage of Heaven and Hell
  • Panjabi Sketches By Two Friends
  • The songs of experience
  • Two Old Faiths

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,851x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,794x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,502x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,937x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,675x

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Quotes

  • The sword of Mahomet and the Coran are the most fatal enemies of civilization, liberty, and truth which the world has yet known.
  • The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the caliphate, but of the Mohammedan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and disappeared.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
Edinburgh
Sibling
John Muir
Occupation
missionary
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Sir William Muir.jpg
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date of birth
1819-04-27
date of death
1905-07-11
Commons Creator page
William Muir
Commons category
William Muir
place of burial
Dean Cemetery
writing language
English language
honorific prefix
Sir
Sources (4)

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