Background
Merillat, Louis Adolph was born on March 22, 1868 in Wooster Ohio. Son of David A. and Cecil (Guerne) Merillat.
Merillat, Louis Adolph was born on March 22, 1868 in Wooster Ohio. Son of David A. and Cecil (Guerne) Merillat.
Education high school Mount Eaton, O. Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, Ontario Veterinary College (University of Toronto), 1888.
1 son, Louis Adolph. Secretary McKillip Veterinary College, 1892-1900. Professor surgery, Chicago Veterinary College, 1901-1916. Member Wright & Merillat (veterinary hosp), 1901-1917.
Associate editor Veterinary Medicine (monthly), 1913-1921, managing editor, 1921-1923.
Editor North American Veterinarian, 1924-1929. Executive secretary American Veterinarian Medical Association.
President board veterinary examiners, Illinois Department Registration and Education, 1926-1943. Commissioned major Veterinary corpus, United States army, October 15, 1917.
Lieutenant colonel, June 1919.
Lieutenant colonel Veterinary O.R.C., served as division veterinary 41st Division, United States Army. Commanding officer advance section Veterinary Hospital, Neuchâteau, Vosges, France. Executive officer Franco-American Veterinary Liaison Mission, Paris.
Chief veterinary 1st Army, American Expeditionary Force Chevalier Legion of Honor (French), 1919.
Member Wright & Merillat (veterinary hosp), 1901-1917. Member American Veterinary Medical Association (secretary, president), Illinois Veterinary Association (president), Chicago Veterinary Society (president). Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).
Married Mary Smith, March 16, 1891.