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Matthew Fontaine Maury

Also Known As M. F. Maury · MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY, LL.D · Mattyu Mauri
Oceanographer

American oceanographer and naval officer who served the United States and later the Confederacy during the American Civil War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1806-01-14 1
Birth Year
1806 1
Death Date
1873-02-01 1
Death Year
1873 1
Birthplace
Spotsylvania County 2
Birthplace
Virginia 2
Death Place
Lexington 2
Nationality
American 1
Connections

Works In

Oceanography, Disciplines
Source Matthew Fontaine Maury (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Matthew Fontaine Maury
Sources
1. Matthew Fontaine Maury (Wikipedia)
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was an American oceanographer and naval officer
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2. Matthew Fontaine Maury (Wikidata)
  • P19 (place of birth)
    born in Spotsylvania County
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Lexington
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as M. F. Maury
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY, LL.D
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
    also known as Mattyu Mauri
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [2]
    born in Virginia
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Wikidata: Matthew Fontaine Maury
Wikidata Q114385, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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