Murray Griffin Murphey (February 22, 1928 – December 6, 2018) was an American historian and philosopher.
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado born to Bradford and Margaret Murphey on February 22, 1928, [1] [2] Murray Murphey graduated from Harvard University and earned a doctorate from Yale University. [1] [3] He began teaching at the University of Pennsylvania as a Rockefeller Fellow shortly after completing his studies in 1954. [3] Murphey joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1956, and became a full professor in 1966. [3] He retired in 2000. [2] Over the course of his career, Murphy earned awards from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and the American Studies Association. [1] [2] He also edited the journal American Quarterly. [3] Murphey died at the age of 90 on December 6, 2018. [3]
Murray Griffin Murphey (February 22, 1928 – December 6, 2018) was an American historian and philosopher.
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado born to Bradford and Margaret Murphey on February 22, 1928, [1] [2] Murray Murphey graduated from Harvard University and earned a doctorate from Yale University. [1] [3] He began teaching at the University of Pennsylvania as a Rockefeller Fellow shortly after completing his studies in 1954. [3] Murphey joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1956, and became a full professor in 1966. [3] He retired in 2000. [2] Over the course of his career, Murphy earned awards from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy and the American Studies Association. [1] [2] He also edited the journal American Quarterly. [3] Murphey died at the age of 90 on December 6, 2018. [3]