John Murray
1841–1914
Canadian-born marine scientist and oceanographer. Went to Scotland to complete his education; studied at the University of Edinburgh, 1864–5, 1868–72, but did not graduate. Worked under Peter Guthrie Tait on the construction of an electrical deep-sea thermometer. Prepared scientific apparatus for the Challenger expedition, 1872; naturalist to the expedition, 1872–6. Chief assistant, Challenger office, Edinburgh, 1876–82; director, 1882–95. Editor of the Report on the scientific results of the voyage of HMS Challenger (1880–95). Knighted, 1898. FRS 1896.
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Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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