Murray, Sir John (1841-1914), was a British naturalist, oceanographer, and deep-sea explorer. He specialized in studying the ocean bottom. He was one of the naturalists on the expedition of H.M.S. Challenger, which made a scientific study of oceans and ocean bottoms from 1872 to 1876. Afterward, Murray edited the expedition’s 50 volumes of scientific reports. He also wrote The Depths of the Ocean (1912) and The Ocean (1913), considered a classic in its field. Murray was born in Cobourg, Ontario. He was graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He made a notable study of Scottish lochs (lakes).
