John Murray (oceanographer)
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Sir John Murray was a pioneering Canadian-born British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist. He is considered to be the father of modern oceanography.
Murray, c. 1899–1902
Sir John Murray's grave, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
The Cirrothauma murrayi octopus, named after Murray
Charles Wyville Thomson
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Sir Charles Wyville Thomson was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist. He served as the chief scientist on the Challenger expedition; his work there revolutionized oceanography and led to
John Murray (oceanographer)
…Geikie. In 1872, Murray assisted in preparing scientific apparatus for the Challenger Expedition under the direction of the expedition's chief scientist, Charles Wyville Thomson. When a position on the expedition became available Murray joined the crew as a naturalist. During the four-year voyage, he assisted in the research…
Undated photograph of Thomson
Bust of Thomson by John Hutchison
Thomson's headstone in St. Michael's Parish Churchyard.