# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-fontaine-maury
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:22:13.012Z

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name: "Matthew Fontaine Maury"
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description: "Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War."
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deathDate: "1873-02-01"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump