Charles Merritt

Background

Merritt, Charles was born on March 15, 1919 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles and Sarah Jane (Collins) Merritt.

Education

AB, Dartmouth College, 1941; Master of Science, U. Vermont, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.

Career

Chemist, General Electric, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1941-1946; instructor chemistry, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1946-1949; research chemist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1953; assistant professor of chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1953-1956; head analytical chemistry laboratory, United States Army laboratories, Natick, Massachusetts, 1956-1983. Lecturer Graduate School Northeastern U., Boston, 1953-1974. Adjunct Professor U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975-1985.

Achievements

• Charles Merritt has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mount Washington Valley Arts Association, North Conway, N.H., since 1989, Marblehead (Massachusetts) Arts Association, since 1992. Member American Chemical Society, Corinthian Yacht Club, Swampscott Yacht Club, Wentworth Golf Club.

Interests

• Avocations: oil painting, sailing, skiing, golf.

Connections

Married Barbara Ann Keilty, October 11, 1942 (divorced January 1981). Children: Paul S. (deceased), Ann M., Patricia J. Married Mary Alice Lyness, November 16, 1984.

Father:

Charles Merritt

Mother:

Sarah Jane (Collins) Merritt

Spouse:

Barbara Ann Keilty

Spouse:

Mary Alice Lyness

child:

Ann M. Merritt

child:

Paul S. Merritt (deceased)

child:

Patricia J. Merritt