Matthew Fontaine Maury

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cartographer human meteorologist naval officer oceanographer

Matthew Fontaine Maury was a 19th-century American naval officer, oceanographer, and pioneering cartographer known as the "Pathfinder of the Seas" for his groundbreaking work in marine navigation and meteorology.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cartographer ⓘ human ⓘ meteorologist ⓘ naval officer ⓘ oceanographer ⓘ
birthDate	1806-01-14 ⓘ
birthPlace	Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
deathDate	1873-02-01 ⓘ
deathPlace	Lexington, Virginia, United States ⓘ surface form: Lexington, Virginia United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Navy school ⓘ surface form: United States Navy (midshipman training)
employer	Confederate States Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
familyName	Maury ⓘ
fieldOfWork	hydrography ⓘ meteorology ⓘ navigation ⓘ oceanography ⓘ
fullName	Matthew Fontaine Maury self-link ⓘ
givenName	Matthew ⓘ
influenced	development of modern oceanography ⓘ international standards for maritime navigation ⓘ
knownFor	development of wind and current charts ⓘ early work in marine meteorology ⓘ improvements in marine navigation ⓘ pioneering work in oceanography ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Lieutenant ⓘ
nickname	Pathfinder of the Seas ⓘ
notableWork	The Physical Geography of the Sea ⓘ
numberOfChildren	12 ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ cartographer ⓘ educator ⓘ naval officer ⓘ oceanographer ⓘ
participatedIn	American Civil War ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
positionHeld	Head of the Depot of Charts and Instruments ⓘ Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory ⓘ
proposed	transatlantic telegraph cable route ⓘ
religion	Methodism ⓘ
servedIn	Confederate States Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
spouse	Ann Hull Herndon ⓘ

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Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia → burialPlaceOf → Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ

Hollywood Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ

Confederate States Navy → notableCommander → Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ

William Lewis Herndon → relative → Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ

Matthew Fontaine Maury → fullName → Matthew Fontaine Maury self-link ⓘ

Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) → dedicatedTo → Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ