Background
Merrell, David John was born on August 20, 1919 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Peterson and Elizabeth (Herder) Merrell.
Merrell, David John was born on August 20, 1919 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Peterson and Elizabeth (Herder) Merrell.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1941. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1948.
Chemist American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, 1941-1942. Teaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1948. Member faculty University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1948-1986, professor genetics and ecology, 1964-1986, professor emeritus, from 1986.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Genetics Society of America, American Genetics Association, Society for Study Evolution, American Society Naturalists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Behavior Genetics Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Jessie Clark, March 19, 1945. Children– Edward Clark, David Wilson, James Hart, Ann Elizabeth.