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John Murray Quotes

1841–1914 Scotland

Sir John Murray KCB, FRS, FRSE, FRSGS (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a Canadian-born British naturalist, oceanographer, marine biologist, and limnologist. Winner of numerous awards, he was president of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society from 1898 to 1904 and is sometimes called "the father of oceanography".

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Believe me my friend, my employment, in your field, will not interrupt my reflections. I can study better in the field, than in the chamber; it requires but little study to deliver simple, plain, gospel truth; to pervert this truth, requires a vast deal of worldly wisdom.

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