George Perkins Merrill
George Perkins Merrill (May 31, 1854 – August 15, 1929) was an American geologist, notable as the head curator from 1917 to 1929 of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution).
George P. Merrill | |
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| Born | May 31, 1854 |
| Died | August 15, 1929 (aged 75) Auburn, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Maine |
| Spouses | Sarah Farrington
(m. 1883; died 1894)Katherine Lulalia Yancey
(m. 1900) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Columbian University, National Museum of Natural History |
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