- Muris, John
[E] Muris, John, English writer and musician,
who flourished during the 14th century.
Doctor and Canon of the Sorbonne, or a
Chanter in the Church of Notre Dame of[+] Paris. Author of a number of musical works,
preserved in MS. ; among which are treatises
on counterpoint, and notices, the earliest of
the kind of the time table. His nationality
has been variously stated as Norman, or
French, but a concensus of opinion seems to
fix his nationality as English.entry id: 293-L-60