Sir WilliamMuir KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, and colonial administrator, Principal of the University of Edinburgh and Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces of British India.
William Muir (27. dubna 1819 Glasgow – 11. červenec 1905 Edinburgh) byl britský úředník, historik a islamista. Své historické práce věnoval především raným dějinám islámu.
He was born in Glasgow on 11 October 1787 the third son of William Muir a merchant. He was educated at Glasgow High School then went to first Glasgow University for a general degree then Edinburgh University to study Divinity. [1 ]