Historedia
Person

John Murray III

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1836–1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Murray III, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Murray III publishes the first Murray's Handbook for Travellers

    1836

    Role: Publisher

    1. 1836 · London, United KingdomPublication of the First Handbook

      John Murray III published the first Murray's Handbook for Travellers on the Continent in London in 1836.

  2. Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species

    1859

    Role: Publisher

    1. 24 November 1859 · LondonPublication of On the Origin of Species

      Darwin's book was published in London on 24 November 1859 by John Murray, priced at fifteen shillings with a first printing of 1,250 copies.

Sources

  1. Murray's Handbooks for Travellers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. John Murray (publishing house) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  3. On the Origin of Species Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07