Background
MERRILL, Paul Willard was born on August 15, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles W. and Kate A. (Kreis) Merrill.
MERRILL, Paul Willard was born on August 15, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles W. and Kate A. (Kreis) Merrill.
Stanford, Bachelor of Arts, 1908. University of California, Doctor of Philosophy, 1913.
Fellow and assistant Lick Observatory, California, 1908-1913. Instr astronomy University of Michigan, 1913-1916. Assistant and associate physicist United States Bureau Standards, Washington, 1916-1918.
Astronomer Mount Wilson Observatory, Carnegie Institute, 1919-1952. Director City of Pasadena, 1927-1931.
Fellow and assistant Lick Observatory, California, 1908-1913. Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences (Draper Medal 1946), American Philosophical Society, American (Russell lecturer 1955, president 1956-1958), Royal (foreign associate) astronomical societies, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Bruce Medal 1946), American Physical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Variable Star Observers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
Club: Athenaeum.
Member of National. Academy, of Sciences. American Astronomical Society. Royal Astronomical Society. Astronomical Society Pacific. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Phi Beta Kappa: Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth L. Currier, September 12, 1913.
