Background
Merkx, Gilbert Wilson was born on August 26, 1939 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Arrived in United States, 1951. Son of Gijsbertus Petrus Antonius Maria and Evelyn Lucille (Wilson) Merkx.
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Gilbert Wilson Merkx
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AB, Harvard University, 1961. Master of Arts, Yale University, New Haven, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven, 1968.
Career
Acting instructor to instructor Yale University, 1965—1968. Assistant professor, professor, sociology University New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1968, director, Latin American Institute, since 1980. Bitraedande professor Gothenburg University, Sweden, since 1972.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Society Advancement Scandinavian Studies, American Sociological Association, Latin American Studies Association (executive, council since 1981), 21 Club (Albuquerque), Fly Club (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
Connections
Married Judith Coddington Shincel, May 1967 (divorced 1970). Married Karen Louise Remmer, January 1976. Children: Andrea Remmer, Peter Nicholas Remmer.
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Nationality
Venezuelan -
Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat