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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.
As a seagoing oceanographer, Murray has taken part in scientific ocean research cruises in different parts of the world, staying at sea for up to two months at a time. [1] [3] [5] He was Co-Chief Scientist of the JOIDES Resolution in 2013, on an expedition to drill for ocean core samples and study the East Asian Monsoon weather system.
Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and is considered a founder of modern oceanography.
In 1902, he assisted the oceanographer Sir John Murray with a bathymetric survey of Scottish freshwater lochs. James Murray undertook both biological and bathymetric surveys. [3] In particular, he made important contributions to tardigrade and bdelloid rotifer science, describing 113 species and forms of rotifer and 66 species of tardigrade.
Sir John Murray, 1902. Sir John Murray (March 3, 1841–March 16, 1914) was a pioneering Scots-Canadian oceanographer and marine biologist.. Murray was born on 3 March 1841, at Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, to Scottish parents who had emigrated seven years earlier.
Evan Forde, a Miami native, was the first Black oceanographer to explore the Atlantic’s deep canyons in a two-man submersible in 1979. Evan Forde, a Miami native, was the first Black ...
This list of oceanographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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