Background
MERRILL, Melvin Clarence Son of Marriner Wood and Maria Loenza (Kingsbury) Merrill.
Richmond Utah Chief of Publications 1884 United States Department of Agriculture: b April 6
MERRILL, Melvin Clarence Son of Marriner Wood and Maria Loenza (Kingsbury) Merrill.
Utah Agriculture College, Bachelor of Science, 1905. Cornell University, 1910-1911. University of Chicago, S.M., 1912.
Harvard, Master of Arts, 1913. Washington University, Doctor of Philosophy, 1915.
Agriculture Inspector, and Superintendent Baguio Exp. Station, Philippine Islands, 1906-1910. Dean and Horticulturist, Brigham Young University, 24: Director Forestry Publications, Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia, 1924-1925.
Editorial Chief of Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, 1925-1928, Acting Chief of Publications, 1928, Chief of Publications, since 1928.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Botanical Society of American. American Society for Hort.
Science; Sigma Xi; National Education Association Clubs: National. Press, Harvard, Torch.
Spouse Amy Lyman, September 9, 1914, Salt Lake City, Utah.