Background
Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton was born on April 30, 1861 in New York, United States. Son of Hamilton Wilcox and Louisa (Kauffman) Merrill.
Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton was born on April 30, 1861 in New York, United States. Son of Hamilton Wilcox and Louisa (Kauffman) Merrill.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Columbia School of Mines, 1885, Doctor of Philosophy, 1890.
Assistant on Geological Survey of New Jersey, 1885-1889. Assistant state geologist of New York, 1890-1893. Assistant director, 1890-1894, director, 1894-1904, New York State Museum.
State geologist of New York, 1899-1904.
Private practice as mining geologist, since 1904. Field assistant California State Mining Bureau, since 1913.
Director scientific exhibit of New York State at Chicago Exposition, 1893, Buffalo Exposition, 1901, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904. Home: Los Angeles, California.
Married Winifred Edgerton, September 1, 1887.