Background
Mering, Otto Oswald von was born on October 21, 1922 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Otto O. and Henriette (Troeger) von Mering. came to Switzerland, 1933, to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1954.
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This book acts as a catalyst for anthropology to foster research ties to its neighboring disciplines in the behavioral and health sciences. It is an introspective and circumspective appraisal of the relevance of anthropology to these related disciplines and professions and assesses the usefulness of reciprocal borrowing of ideas and investigative tools among them. Essays by scholars from several disciplines are included, along with commentaries on each essay by noted social scientists. Contributors: Bernard S. Cohn; Albert Damon; Jules Henry; Donald L. Hochstrasser; Solon T. Kimball; Bertram S. Kraus; Wilton M. Krogman; Richard F. Salisbury; Harvey B. Sarles; Richard G. Snyder; Jesse W. Tapp, Jr.; Otto von Mering; and Murray L. Wax.
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Mering, Otto Oswald von was born on October 21, 1922 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Otto O. and Henriette (Troeger) von Mering. came to Switzerland, 1933, to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1954.
Graduate, Belmont Hill School, 1940; Bachelor in History, Williams College, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology, Harvard University, 1956.
Instructor, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1945-1947;
instructor, Boston University, 1947-1948;
instructor, Cambridge Junior College, 1948-1949;
research assistant laboratory social relations, Harvard University, 1950-1951;
research assistant laboratory social relations, Boston Psychopathic Hospital, 1951-1953;
Russell Sage Foundation fellow, New York City, 1953-1955;
assistant professor social anthropology, U. Pittsburgh College Medicine, 1955-1960;
associate professor, U. Pittsburgh College Medicine, 1960-1965;
professor social anthropology, U. Pittsburgh College Medicine, 1965-1971;
professor child development and child care, U. Pittsburgh College Allied Health Professions, 1969-1971;
professor anthropology and family medicine, U. Florida, 1971-1976;
professor anthropology in obstetrics-gynecology, U. Florida, 1979-1984;
professor anthropology and gerontology, U. Florida, 1986-1996;
professor anthropology and gerontology emeritus, U. Florida, 1998;
joint professor department medicine, college medicine, U. Florida, 1994-1996. Lecturer Sigmund Freud Institute, Frankfurt, Germany, 1962-1964, Pittsburgh Psychoanalytical Institute, 1960-1971, Interuniv. Forum, 1967-1971; technical adviserMaurice Falk Medical Fund.
Fulbright visiting lecturer, 1962-1963. Richard-Merton guest professor Heidelberg U., Germany, 1962-1963. Visiting professor Dartmouth,1970-1971.
Visiting lecturer continuing education Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1990-1992, visiting lecturer U. Sheffield, England, Fall, 1995, U. Liverpool, 1995, U. College.London Medical School, fall 1997. Board directors Technology Assistance Resource Associations, U. Florida, 1979-1984. Supervisor graduate study program Center Gerontologic Studies, U. Florida, 1983-1985, associate director 1985-1986, director 1986-1996, professor emeritus 1998.
Member coordinating committee Geriatric Education Center, College of Medicine, U. Florida. Member of national technical expert panel on long-term care HealthCare Financing Administration, Washington. Chair, member of advisory board International Exchange Center on Gerontology State University System of Florida, 1987-1992.
Advanced.bd. Second Season Broadcasting Network, Palm Beach, Florida, 1989-1992, Florida Policy Exch. Center on Aging, State University System Florida, 1991-1995, Association.Health Industries of Florida, Inc., National Shared Housing Resource Center, Baltimore. Consultant mental hospitals.
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President Dedicated Alternate Resources for the Elderly, 1996-1998. Board directors Northern Central Florida chapter Alzheimer's Association, 1996—2002. Board directors Shepherd's Centers American, Gainesville, 1998-2000.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association (member James Mooney award committee 1978-1981, visiting lecturer 1961,-62, 71-74, 91-92), American Gerontological Society, Royal Society Health, Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, American Ethnological Society, Society Applied Anthropology, Royal Anthropological Institute. Member Association American Medical Colleges, Association Anthropological Gerontological (president-elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), American Federation Clinical Research, American Public Health Association (capacity proposal evaluator-reviewer, 2007), Canadian Association Gerontology, British Society Gerontology, Southern Gerontological Society (Gerontological Pioneer honor 2005), Medical Group Management Association, World Federation Mental Health, International Association Social Psychiatry (regional counselor 1973-1981), International Hospital Federation, Help Age International (London), American Association Integrated Medicine (diplomate College Behavioral Health, 2009).
Married Shirley Ruth Brook, September 11, 1954. Children: Gretchen, Karin, Gregory, Hilary, Celia.