Matthew Fontaine Maury is known as the Father of modern Oceanography due to the publication of his extensive works in his books, especially The Physical Geography of the Sea 1855, the first extensive and comprehensive book on oceanography to be published.
Here is a copy of "The Physical Geography of the Sea", Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1855:
http://xpda.com/family/etc/PhysicalGeographyOfTheSea.pdfFather: Richard Lancelot Maury
Mother: Diana Minor
Marriage 1 Ann Hull Herndon b: 1811 in , Fredericksburg, Virginia
* Married: 15 JUL 1834 in , Spotsylvania County, Virginia 1
Children
1. Diane Fontaine Maury b: 10 JUN 1837 in , Fredericksburg, Virginia
2. Richard Launcelot Maury II b: 9 OCT 1840 in , Fredericksburg, Virginia
3. Mary Herndon Maury b: 13 NOV 1844 in Washington, Dc
Matthew Fontaine Maury 
