George Edmands Merrill
Deceased Person
1846 – 1908
Who was George Edmands Merrill?
George Edmands Merrill was an American Baptist clergyman and educator, born at Charlestown, Mass. After graduating at Harvard University in 1869 and at Newton Theological Institution in 1872, he was pastor of Baptist churches in Massachusetts at Springfield, Salem, and Newton. Two years he spent at Colorado Springs, Colorado. From 1899 until his death he was president of Colgate University. His writings include: The Story of the Manuscripts; Crusaders and Captives; The Reasonable Christ; The Parchments of the Faith; "The Songs of Solomon," in the American Commentary on the Old Testament. Merrill received the degree of D.D. from Colby College in 1895 and that of LL.D. from the University of Rochester in 1901.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Moore, F., eds.. "". New International Encyclopedia. New York: Dodd, Mead.
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- Born
- 1846
Charlestown - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Harvard University
- University of Rochester
- Colby College
- Lived in
- Springfield
- Massachusetts
- Died
- 1908
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on July 23, 2013
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