James Merrell

American historian
Person human Q6139656

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1953
Place of birth
Minnesota
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
academic
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Merrell, Hart
Given name
James, Hart
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Residence
New York (1984–present)[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Hart Merrell en James H Merrell en James H. Merrell en James Merrell zh 詹姆斯·梅雷尔
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
54272542
Library of Congress authority ID
n86805655
GND ID
141251840
BIBSYS ID
7058385
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127296942
C-SPAN person numeric ID
83571
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
83571
CiNii Research ID
1140000791555536896
Freebase ID
/m/02q98y3
Guggenheim fellows ID
james-h-merrell
IdRef ID
058993029
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KBR person ID
14731518
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03573524
NL CR AUT ID
jo2013761443
NUKAT ID
n02725781
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007442329705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074558765
Open Library ID
OL2685391A
Parsifal cluster ID
855786
SNAC ARK ID
w6x948hv
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxrQGWbPVYPvdFxjQq4v3

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Summary

Born in Minnesota[1], he… he was born in 1953[2]. He worked as an academic[3].

Body

Education

Educated at Lawrence University[7], a university[17], in United States[18], founded in 1847[19]; Johns Hopkins University[8], a private university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1876[22], headquartered in Baltimore[23]; and New College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1379[26].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Northwestern University[5], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1851[29], headquartered in Evanston[30] and Vassar College[6], a liberal arts college in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[34], in United States[35], founded in 1925[36]; Bancroft Prize[11], a literary award[37], in United States[38]; Rhodes Scholarship[13], a scholarship[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1902[41]; and Merle Curti Award[14], a literary award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1977[44].

FAQs

Where was James Merrell born?

James Merrell was born in Minnesota[1].

What did James Merrell do for work?

James Merrell worked as academic[3].

Where did James Merrell go to school?

James Merrell was educated at Lawrence University[7], Johns Hopkins University[8], and New College[9].

What awards did James Merrell receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], Bancroft Prize[11], Bancroft Prize[12], and Rhodes Scholarship[13].

References

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