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Matthew Fontaine Maury

United States Navy officer

Matthew Fontaine Maury has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 14, 1806 in Spotsylvania County, United States.

Born

January 14, 1806

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: February 1, 1873

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Spotsylvania County, United States, Virginia, United States
Professions
physicist, meteorologist, historian, geographer, geologist, sailor, cartographer, educator, oceanographer, writer, naval officer, astronomer
Citizenship
United States

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: January 14, 1806 (Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers; Find a Grave) or in 1806 (Czech National Authority Database) or January 14, 1807 (No external source identified).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

January 14, 1807

Precision: day · Rank: normal

    No external source identified

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    All birth date sources

    A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

    Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

    Questions people ask

    Where was Matthew Fontaine Maury born?

    Matthew Fontaine Maury was born in Spotsylvania County, United States; Virginia, United States.

    When did Matthew Fontaine Maury die?

    Matthew Fontaine Maury died on February 1, 1873.