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Merton (surname)
Merton is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Merton (born 1993), Canadian-British-German-Irish singer-songwriter * Don Merton (1939–2011), New Zealand conservationist * Ernst Merton (1848–1920), American politician and lawyer * Hugo Merton (1879–1940), German zoologist * Paul Merton (born 1957), British actor and comedian * Robert C. Merton (born 1944), American Nobel Prize–winning economist * Robert K. Merton (1910–2003), American sociologist, father of Robert C. Merton * Thomas Merton (1915–1968), American Cistercian monk, social activist and author * Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE FRS (1888–1969), British physicist and art collector * Walter de Merton (c. 1205 – 1277), Bishop of Rochester, England and founder of Merton College * William Merton (1917–2014), British scientist and banker * William "Bill" Ralph Merton (1917–2004), British military scientist and merchant banker * William Ralph Merton (1848–1916), Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Merton
Alice Florence Clarissa Merton (born 13 September 1993) is a German-Canadian singer and songwriter. Merton achieved mainstream success with her debut single, " No Roots". In 2017, she released her first EP of the same name and in 2018, she released her debut album ''Mint'' and in 2022, her second album,''S.I.D.E.S.'' was released. Early life Merton was born on 13 September 1993 in Frankfurt, Germany to a German mother and an Irish-born father. Merton's family moved frequently due to her father's job as a mining consultant. When she was three months old, Merton moved to Connecticut. Shortly thereafter, they relocated to Oakville, Ontario, Canada where she was raised until the age of thirteen, learning classical piano and singing. Her family then relocated to Munich. Merton's return to Germany prompted her to learn German which enabled her to speak with her German grandmother whom she had only seen annually growing up. While in Germany, Merton wrote her first song and attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Merton
Donald Vincent Merton (22 February 193910 April 2011) was a New Zealand conservationist best known for saving the black robin from extinction. He also discovered the lek breeding system of the kākāpō. When Merton began his work as a conservationist, kākāpō were believed to be extinct, but about 20 years into his career a small population was found in a semi-remote national park in mainland New Zealand. However, it was several months before they finally found a female, and soon after they found the first female they discovered a surprise, well-fed chick a few weeks old. Merton and his crew initially wanted to relocate all of the rediscovered kākāpō they found to Codfish Island, but the New Zealand Department of Conservation only gave permission to relocate 20. Despite the limited relocation, the kākāpō population has steadily recovered (as of 2019 there are 147 mature adult kākāpō, and the 2019 season produced 181 eggs and 34 chicks so far, though not all are like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Merton
Ernst Merton (August 9, 1848 – December 24, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Prussia, Germany, Merton emigrated with his parents to the United States settling in Illinois and then Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Merton worked on a farm and then worked in a sewing machine factory. Merton studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878. Merton practiced law in Burlington, Wisconsin. From 1880 to 1889, Merton served as the first president of the village of Burlington. In 1889, he moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. He served on the Waukesha Common Council, served as school commissioner, and on the school board in Waukesha. From 1903 to 1907, Merton served in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat. Merton died in East Troy, Wisconsin East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located southwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Merton
Hugo Merton (18 November 1879 in Frankfurt am Main – 23 March 1940 in Edinburgh) was a German zoologist. He studied sciences at the University of Heidelberg. From October 1907 to August 1908, with herpetologist Jean Roux, he conducted scientific investigations in the Aru and Kei Islands.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011)The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Merton", p. 177). In 1913 he obtained his habilitation at Heidelberg with a dissertation on the flatworm genus '' Temnocephala''.Google Search (publications). Because of the 1935 imposed by the Nazis, he was forced to relinquish his position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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