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.

Jan 28, 2025 · Matthew Fontaine Maury was a U.S. naval officer, pioneer hydrographer, and one of the founders of oceanography. Maury entered the navy in 1825 as a midshipman, circumnavigated the globe (1826–30), and in 1836 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Jul 25, 2018 · Matthew Fontaine Maury has been hailed as, among other names, the “Scientist of the Seas” for his contributions to understanding ocean navigation in the mid-19th century. His expertise is evident in his large body of work, and particularly in his maps.

Oct 12, 2022 · Nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas," Matthew Fontaine Maury made important contributions to charting wind and ocean currents. His studies proved that by following the winds and currents ships...

The papers of naval officer and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) consist of 14,650 items (22,631 images) scanned from original materials.

O n January 14, 1806, in the part of Spotsylvania County known as the Wilderness, some twelve miles west of Fredericksburg, was born Mat-thew Fontaine Maury, of French and Dutch ancestry, the first represented by his father, Richard Maury, and the latter by …

May 11, 2018 · The American naval officer and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) is remembered chiefly for his The Physical Geography of the Sea of 1855, now recognized as the first textbook of modern oceanography.

Jun 17, 2015 · From an early age, Matthew Fontaine Maury was fascinated by the sea and sea faring. When a leg injury left midshipman Maury unfit for duty aboard the U.S.S. Brandywine, he devoted himself full-time to the study of navigation, meteorology, the winds, and currents.

A Naval officer and pioneer in the emerging field of oceanography, Matthew Fontaine Maury was nicknamed the "Pathfinder of the Seas." Maury gave crucial support to Cyrus Field and...

Matthew Fontaine Maury, seventh child of Richard and Diana Maury, was born on January 14, 1806 near Fredericksburg, Virginia, but the years of his youth were spent near Franklin, Tennessee. An avid learner, student and sage, his greatest interest was in …