Egon Stephen Merton

Background

Merton, Egon Stephen was born on November 26, 1912 in New York City. Son of Leslie Rudolph and Fanny (Schor) Merton.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia University, 1933. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.

Career

Instructor Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1939-1942. Assistant professor College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1943-1946. Instructor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1946-1950.

Professor City University of New York, 1950-1975. Professor, chairman English department University Cairo, 1957-1958. Professor emeritus City University of New York, since 1975.

Works

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• book

  • Stephen Bertman'sThe Genesis of Science: The Story of Greek Imagination [Hardcover](2010)
  • Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 109, No. 2 Intellect and Imagination Spring 1980
  • Mark Rutherford (Teas 53)
  • MARK RUTHERFORD (William Hale White) TEAS 53

• Other Work

  • Author: Science and Imagination, 1949, reprint 1969, Skyscrapers and Pyramids, 1965, Mark Rutherford, 1967. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Connections

Father:

Leslie Rudolph Merton

Mother:

Fanny (Schor) Merton

Brother:

Robert William

nephew:

Robert Stephen

niece:

Leslie Kay