Michael Joseph Murrin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Murrin, Michael J. Age 83 of Chicago, IL. Passed away July 27, 2021. Michael was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. Michael received his BH degree from the University of St. Thomas, and his Masters and PhD from Yale University. He taught for 50 years at the University of Chicago. During his tenure there he authored several books including: The Veil of Allegory (1969), The Allegorical Epic: Essays in its Rise and Decline (1980), History and Warfare in the Renaissance Epic (1994), and Trade and Romance (2013). His final book was awarded the American Comparative Literature Association's Rene Welleb Prize. He mastered numerous languages including Latin, German, Norse, and Old English. He received the Norman Maclean Faculty Award in 2016, given for extraordinary contributions to teaching and student experience at the University of Chicago. Michael is preceded by his sister and brother-in-law Marilyn and G. Thomas Buchman of Coon Rapids, MN, and his brother John of Lawrenceville, NJ. He is survived by his sister-in-law Mary of Lawrenceville, NJ and his brother and sister-in-law David and Sandy of Hopkins, MN. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, many of whom reside in Minnesota. The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on August 23, with a lunch to follow, at the Calvert House at the University of Chicago. On September 2, a memorial service will be held at 11 AM with visitation one hour prior at the Washburn-McReavy Hopkins Chapel at 1410 Mainstreet in Hopkins, MN followed by a lunch. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN. Washburn-McReavy.com Strobeck Johnson 952-938-9020

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Michael Joseph Murrin

March 27, 1938 - July 26, 2021

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Michael Joseph Murrin

March 27, 1938 - July 26, 2021

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