John Murray (oceanographer)

Sir John Murray
Sir John Murray in his later years, bearded and drawing or measuring with a compass.
Murray in c. 1899-1902
Born(1841-03-03)3 March 1841
Died16 March 1914(1914-03-16) (aged 73)
Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Spouse
Isabel Henderson
(m. 1889)
Children3 daughters, 2 sons[1]
AwardsMakdougall-Brisbane Prize (1884–86)
Neill Prize (1877–80)
Cullum Geographical Medal (1899)
Clarke Medal (1900)
Vega Medal (1912)
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography
Limnology
InstitutionsChallenger Expedition Commission (1872)
Director of the Challenger Expedition Commission (1882)
Established marine laboratories at Granton and Millport
Author abbrev. (botany)J.Murray
Signature
Notes
President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (1898–1904)
President of the Scottish Natural History Society
Member of the Scottish Meteorological Society
Sir John Murray's grave, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh

Sir John Murray KCB FRS FRSE FRSGS (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a pioneering Canadian-born British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist. He is considered to be the father of modern oceanography.[2][3]

  1. ^ Agassiz, G. R. (1917). "Sir John Murray (1841–1914)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 52 (13): 853–859. JSTOR 20025726.
  2. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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