John Theodore Merz
Chemist, Author
1840 – 1922
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Who was John Theodore Merz?
John Theodore Merz was a German British chemist, historian and industrialist. Merz was born in Manchester, England and educated at Göttingen, Heidelberg, and Bonn universities.
Merz was Vice-Chairman of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company, which he founded in 1889. He was also a member of the senate of Durham University.
He was chairman of the Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Company.
His son, Charles Hesterman Merz, was a successful electrical engineer who pioneered the use of high-voltage three-phase AC power distribution in the United Kingdom.
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- Born
- 1840
Manchester - Children
- Profession
- Education
- University of Bonn
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
- University of Göttingen
- Employment
- North Eastern Electric Supply Company
- Died
- Mar 21, 1922
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on July 23, 2013
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