Matthew Fontaine Maury
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science, Geography
- Subcategories: Scientists, Earth Sciences
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: A universal scientist, Maury did not limit his endeavors to one area of science; instead, he researched the land, sea, and air and showed how they are inextricably linked to one another. Maury brought the study of physical geography and oceanography into the modern age.
Early Life
Matthew Fontaine Maury, a descendant of French Huguenots, the fourth son in a family of five sons and four daughters, was born on a farm in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Fredericksburg, on January 14, 1806. Matthew’s father, Richard, was an...
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