Who compiled the Oxford dictionary?

The Oxford Dictionary was first published in the year of 1884. Over the next 40 years the Oxford English Dictionary was published in installments. The newest edition was published in 1989 and is presented in 20 volumes. It was the Philiological Society of London that first came up with the idea of the Oxford Dictionary back in the 1850's.

A school master from Scotland by the name of James Murray was the first editor of the Oxford Dictionary thus he along with the Oxford University Press are the ones who compiled the Oxford English Dictionary. It is a strong reference book that is used by all kinds of schools and universities all throughout the modern world. Online publishing and access has also brought on a whole new light when it comes to the Oxford English Dictionary.