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Richard Murphy
1927 - 2018 (91 years)
Richard Kerr Murphy was an Anglo-Irish poet. Biography Early years Murphy was born to an Anglo-Irish family at Milford House, near the County Mayo–Galway border, in 1927. He spent much of his early childhood in Ceylon where his father William Lindsay Murphy served in the Colonial Service and was active as mayor of Colombo, later becoming Governor General of the Bahamas . Murphy received his education at the King's School, Canterbury and Wellington College. He won a scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford at the age of 17, where he studied English under C.S. Lewis. He was later educated at the Sorbonne, and ran a school in Crete between 1953 and 1954.
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Richard Murphy
1958 - Present (66 years)
Richard Murphy is a British chartered accountant and political economist who campaigns on issues of tax avoidance and tax evasion. He advises the Trades Union Congress on economics and taxation, and founded the Tax Justice Network. He is a Professor of Accounting Practice at University of Sheffield Management School.
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Richard A. Murphy
1944 - Present (80 years)
Richard A. Murphy was an American neuroscientist. Biography Murphy was the chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Alberta from 1986 to 1992. He then ran the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University from 1992 to 2000, the Salk Institute from 2000 to 2007, and was the interim president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine from 2007 to 2008.
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Richard Murphy
1955 - Present (69 years)
Richard Murphy OBE is a British architect and businessman. He is the founder and principal architect of Richard Murphy Architects, an architectural firm operating in Edinburgh. He is a winner of the 2016 RIBA House of the year.
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Richard Murphy
1912 - 1993 (81 years)
Richard Murphy was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. His screenplays for Boomerang and The Desert Rats were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay, respectively.
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Richard Murphy
1986 - Present (38 years)
Richard Lee Murphy is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Louisiana State. As a senior at LSU, Murphy was chosen by the coaching staff to wear the No. 18 jersey, which signifies the player who displays the best leadership qualities. Only a "part-time player" over his career at LSU, Murphy was seen as a development prospect, and went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft. Murphy was released by the Jaguars on August 31, 2012. He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 31.
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Jim Murphy
1957 - Present (67 years)
James Richard Murphy , known as Jim Murphy, is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2009 and again since 2011, he has represented District 133 in Harris County.
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