J. H. Muirhead

John Henry Muirhead (28 April 1855 – 24 May 1940) was a Scottish philosopher best known for having initiated the Muirhead Library of Philosophy in 1890. He became the first person named to the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham in 1900.

John Henry Muirhead
Born28 April 1855
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died24 May 1940
Rotherfield, Sussex (now East Sussex), England, United Kingdom
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolBritish idealism
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