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Matthew Fontaine Maury

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Profession
Oceanographer
Died
Feb 1, 1873
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
Virginia
About
Oceanographer who was the first to theorize about the Northwest Passage, a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America. He was the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory until he resigned and joined the Confederacy at the outbreak of the Civil War.
Family
He had several children, his son was the only one present during his death.

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