Background
Merriam,, George Rennell was born on May 22, 1913 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Rennell and Harriet (Lombard) Merriam.
Merriam,, George Rennell was born on May 22, 1913 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Rennell and Harriet (Lombard) Merriam.
AB, Brown University, 1934. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1941.
Instructor in ophthalmology College of Physician and Surgeons/Columbia University, New York City, 1949-1954, associate in ophthalmology, 1955-1958, assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology, 1959-1963, associate professor clinical ophthalmology, 1964-1973, professor clinical ophthalmology, 1973-1978, professor emeritus, from 1978. Ophthalmologist Francis Delafield Hospital, New York City, 1949-1975. Director surgical service Edward Son of Harkness Eye Institute, New York City, 1960-1978.
Consultant ophthalmologist, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1949-1969. Consultant Harlem Hospital, New York City, 1970-1987.
Captain Medical Corps, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Ophthalmological Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Radium Society, New York Ophthalmological Society, New York Academy Medicine.
Married Martha Hildegarde Carlson, September 5, 1936. Children: George, John, Charlotte, Susan.