tor ▁( g iven ▁name ) ▁ ▁Al tor ▁Equ ity ▁Part ners , ▁a ▁firm ▁ ▁Al tor ▁Network s <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁John ▁Murray ▁ ▁( 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione ering ▁British ▁ocean ograph er , ▁marine ▁bi ologist ▁and ▁lim n ologist . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁modern ▁ocean ography . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Murray ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Cob ourg , ▁Canada ▁West ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁Murray , ▁an ▁account ant , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Mac far lane . ▁His ▁parents ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Scotland ▁to ▁Ontario ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁London , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Cob ourg ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁grand father , ▁John ▁Mac far lane , ▁and ▁continue ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁St ir ling ▁High ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁to ▁study ▁medicine ▁however ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁wh aling ▁ship , ▁Jan ▁May en , ▁as ▁ship ' s ▁sur geon ▁and ▁visited ▁Sp its ber gen