John Murray (oceanographer)
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.
Sir John Murray | |
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Murray in c. 1899-1902 | |
| Born | 3 March 1841 Cobourg, Canada West |
| Died | 16 March 1914 (aged 73) Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse |
Isabel Henderson (m. 1889) |
| Children | 3 daughters, 2 sons |
| 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 | |
| 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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