9 1 0 ) ▁ ▁V ega ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Society ▁for ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁Geography ▁( 1 9 1 2 ) ▁Other ▁awards ▁included ▁the ▁C uv ier ▁Prize ▁and ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Institut ▁de ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁H umb old t ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Gesellschaft ▁für ▁Er dk unde ▁zu ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁John ▁Murray ▁Labor ator ies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁the ▁John ▁Murray ▁Society ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Environment ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁research ▁vessel , ▁the ▁S . V . ▁Sir ▁John ▁Murray , ▁and ▁the ▁Murray ▁Gla cier ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Cir ro tha uma ▁mur ray i , ▁an ▁almost ▁blind ▁oct opus ▁that ▁lives ▁at ▁depth s ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Murray on ida ▁order ▁of ▁sea ▁sp ong es ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁Murray . ▁Sil vas c inc us ▁mur ray i ▁( M ur ray ' s ▁sk ink ), ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁Australian ▁l izard , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Murray ▁founded ▁the ▁Alexander ▁Ag ass iz ▁Medal ▁which ▁is ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁Alexander ▁Ag ass iz ▁( 1 8 3 5 – 1 9 1 0 ). ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁his ▁estate