Maury

[mawr-ee, mor-ee]

noun

1. Matthew Fontaine 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.

Maury

/ ˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Matthew Fontaine. 1806–73, US pioneer hydrographer and oceanographer

Maury

1. American naval officer and oceanographer who charted the currents and winds of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and wrote the pioneering book Physical Geography of the Sea (1855).

Example Sentences

The exhibition’s most elaborate sculpture features oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury, a die-hard racist and prominent cartographer of ocean and wind currents who revolutionized sea-faring navigation standards.

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Prolific sculptor Frederick William Sievers shows a seated Maury enthroned like Zeus before a globe held aloft by swarming figures representing the forces of air and water.

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Maury exploited his scientific acumen to contend for the truth of insane white supremacy beliefs, often with distorted biblical window dressing.

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Throughout the previous year, once indispensable working-day hosts like Ellen DeGeneres, Maury Povich, Wendy Williams, and Dr. Oz all bid goodbye to their time slots, either to retire or to seek other career paths.

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Advances at the lab contributed to radar systems, microwave ovens, jet engines and nuclear reactors, said Maury Fey, who worked there.

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