Johann Philipp Murray (30 July 1726 – 12 January 1776) was a German historian who was mainly interested in early Nordic studies and the relations between England and Scandinavia.

[1][2] He was the oldest son of the Prussian-born preacher and theologian Andreas Murray (1695 - 1771).

[2] Murray was mainly interested in material from the Nordic region and the history of England during antiquity and the Middle Ages.

For example, he wrote about runes, the history of the Nordic countries in earlier times, Nordic settlements in the British Isles and Philippa of England, the queen of Eric of Pomerania.

On the other hand, his lectures were not widely attended and his memory faded rapidly after his death.