Sir John Murray | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:SirJMurrayatwork.jpg) Murray in c. 1899-1902 | |
| Born | 3 March 1841 |
| Died | 16 March 1914 (aged 73) Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse |
Isabel Henderson (m. 1889) |
| Children | 3 daughters, 2 sons[1] |
| Awards | Makdougall-Brisbane Prize (1884–86) Neill Prize (1877–80) Cullum Geographical Medal (1899) Clarke Medal (1900) Vega Medal (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oceanography Limnology |
| Institutions | Challenger Expedition Commission (1872) Director of the Challenger Expedition Commission (1882) Established marine laboratories at Granton and Millport |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | J.Murray |
| Signature | |
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| Notes | |
President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (1898–1904) President of the Scottish Natural History Society Member of the Scottish Meteorological Society | |
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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]
- ^ Agassiz, G. R. (1917). "Sir John Murray (1841–1914)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 52 (13): 853–859. JSTOR 20025726.
- ^ 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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