Merriam can refer to:
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Alan P. Merriam
Alan Parkhurst Merriam (1 November 1923 – 14 March 1980) was an American ethnomusicologist known for his studies of music in Native America and Africa.Bruno Nettl, "Merriam, Alan P." in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (Londo ...
(1923–1980), American ethnomusicologist
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Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioralism, behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellec ...
(1874–1953), American political scientist
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Charles W. Merriam (1877–1961), American insurance businessman and politician
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Clinton Hart Merriam (1855–1942), American zoologist and anthropologist
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Clinton Levi Merriam
Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States representative from New York.
Merriam was born in Leyden, Lewis County, New York on March 25, 1824. He attended the common schools and Copenhagen Academy, Copenh ...
(1824–1900), United States Representative from New York
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Eve Merriam
Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 – April 11, 1992) was an American poet and writer.
Writing career
Merriam's first book was the 1946 ''Family Circle'', which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Her book, ''The Inner City Mother Goose'', was described ...
(1916–1992), American poet
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Frank Merriam (1865–1955), American politician and 28th governor of California
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Gordon Phelps Merriam
Gordon Phelps Merriam (July 29, 1899 – February 16, 1999) was an American soldier and diplomat.
Biography
Merriam was born on July 29, 1899, in Lexington, Massachusetts. He would graduate from Noble and Greenough School in 1917.
World War I
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(1899–1999), American soldier and diplomat
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Henry Clay Merriam, American general
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John Campbell Merriam (1869–1945), American paleontologist
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William Rush Merriam
William Rush Merriam (July 26, 1849February 18, 1931) was an American politician and banker. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as the eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1889 to 1893.
Life and career
Merriam was born in Wa ...
(1849–1934), American politician and 11th governor of Minnesota
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George Merriam
George Merriam (; January 20, 1803 – June 22, 1880) was an American publisher. With his brother Charles, he founded G. and C. Merriam, which would eventually become Merriam-Webster, Inc.
The Merriam family were printers, book manufacturers, ...
(1803–1880) and his brother Charles, founders of G. and C. Merriam, later Merriam-Webster
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Sarah A. L. Merriam
Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam (born 1971) is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is a former United States magistrate judge of the United States District Cou ...
(1971–), American lawyer and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Places in the United States
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Merriam, Indiana
Merriam is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States ...
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Merriam, Kansas
Merriam is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,098. Merriam is included in t ...
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Merriam, Minnesota
Merriam was a town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The town has since been closed altogether.
History
Merriam was plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions ...
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Merriam Woods, Missouri
Merriam Woods is a city in Taney County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Merriam Woods is located along U.S. Route 160 and Misso ...
Other uses
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Inc. is an American company that publishes reference books and is especially known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States.
In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as ...
, a publishing company specializing in reference books
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Merriam's pocket mouse (''Perognathus merriami'')
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Merriam's wild turkey
The wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo'') is an upland ground bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally de ...
(''Meleagris gallopavo merriami'')
See also
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