Murison, David Donald

Murison, David Donald
▪ 1998

      Scottish lexicographer who was editor of the 10-volume Scottish National Dictionary from 1946 until it was completed in 1976; his work was credited with having given the language respectability and having helped form Scotland's 20th-century cultural identity (b. April 28, 1913—d. Feb. 17, 1997).

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