Matthew Fontaine Maury
United States Navy officer
Matthew Fontaine Maury was born on January 14, 1806 in Spotsylvania County and died on February 1, 1873 in Lexington, aged 67. Recorded occupations: astronomer, naval officer, geographer, oceanographer, meteorologist and cartographer. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: oceanography, marine weather forecasting, physical geography and marine hydrography. Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Born
- January 14, 1806 · Spotsylvania County
- Died
- February 1, 1873 · Lexington
- Age at death
- 67
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- astronomer, naval officer, geographer, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer
- Wikipedia editions
- 29 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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