Michael L. Murray
Encyclopedia
Michael L. Murray, Ph.D., (born Washington, D.C.
, 1974) is an American folklorist formerly on the faculty of Princeton University
. Murray obtained his B.A. from George Mason University
, a masters degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania
. As an active folklorist, Murray has also served as director of such traditional art programs as the Westchester Arts Council, and the Rockland County Folklife Festival. In addition to his work on folkloric studies, Murray also has published on ethnographic and cultural studies.
Murray currently resides in Bergen County, New Jersey
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, 1974) is an American folklorist formerly on the faculty of Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. Murray obtained his B.A. from George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
, a masters degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. As an active folklorist, Murray has also served as director of such traditional art programs as the Westchester Arts Council, and the Rockland County Folklife Festival. In addition to his work on folkloric studies, Murray also has published on ethnographic and cultural studies.
Murray currently resides in Bergen County, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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