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King, Merrill Jenks was born on March 18, 1894 in Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Harry Harwood and Hettie Carolyn (Jenks) King.
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Merrill Jenks King
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Merrill Jenks King, American physician. Served with United States Army, 1918.; Member American Medical Association, American, New England opthal. societies, American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, American Association Pathology and Bacteriology, Pan-American Association Ophthalmology, Phi Gamma Delta.; Club: Harvard (Boston).
Education
Student Lake Forest College, 1912-1915. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1918.
Career
Intern, Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia, 1919-1920. Intern pathology Boston City Hospital, 1920-1921. Pathologist Saint Luke’s Hospital, Cleveland, 1922-1924.
Director research Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1924-1929.
Instructor bacteriology Harvard, 1928-1930. Resident ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1930-1932, associate surgeon ophthalmology, 1932-1948, surgeon ophthalmology 1948-1954, consultant surgeon, since 1954.
Associate surgeon ophthalmology Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1932-1948, surgeon ophthalmology, 1948-1954, consultant surgeon, since 1954. Ophthalmologist Knox County General Hospital, Rockland, Maine, also Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta, Maine, since 1954.
Consultant ophthalmologist Framingham (Massachusetts) Veterans Hospital.
Consultant, surgeon Camden Community Hospital, Camden, Maine Secretary-treasurer American Board Ophthalmology, since 1953. Director Research Foundation for Vision, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1944-1954. Trustee Foundation for Vision, Boston, since 1954.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1918. Member American Medical Association, American, New England opthal. societies, American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, American Association Pathology and Bacteriology, Pan-American Association Ophthalmology, Phi Gamma Delta. Club: Harvard (Boston).
Connections
Married Dorothy Marion Bell, June 28, 1922. Children: Merrill Jenks, Carolyn (Mistress Parker Heath, Junior.
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Nationality
American