Infobox publisher image Image MerriamWebster logo.svg 220px parent Encyclop dia Britannica, Inc. Encyclop dia ... http www.m w.com MerriamWebster , which was originally the G. & C. Merriam Company ref cite web ... Webster Noah Webster s An American Dictionary of the English Language 1828 . MerriamWebster Inc ... EBchecked topic 376313 MerriamWebster Inc title MerriamWebster dictionary publisher britannica.com ..., after Noah Webster s death, George Merriam George and Charles Merriam secured publishing and revision .... In 1864, Merriam published a much expanded edition, which was the first version to change Webster ... as much Merriam as Webster. With the edition of 1890, the dictionary was retitled Webster s International ..., or simply The Second Edition. Merriam overhauled the dictionary again with the 1961 Webster .... Its name was changed to MerriamWebster Inc. with the publication of Webster s Ninth New Collegiate .... Today In 1996, MerriamWebster launched its first website, which provides access to an online dictionary and thesaurus for registered paid users. ref Citation last MerriamWebster first http www.merriam webster.com merriam webster.com title Timeline MerriamWebster Milestones url http www.merriam ... MerriamWebster s Collegiate Dictionary MerriamWebster s Collegiate Dictionary , Eleventh Edition ... Citation last MerriamWebster first http www.merriam webster.com merriam webster.com title MerriamWebster ... MerriamWebster Dictionaries for iPhone and iPod touch publisher merriam webster.com ref and iPod touch ... MerriamWebster dictionaries for Android publisher mobile webster.com ref and BlackBerry . ref cite web url http www.mobile webster.com Blackberry.html title MerriamWebster dictionaries for BlackBerry publisher mobile webster.com ref MerriamWebster has also published dictionaries of synonyms , MerriamWebster s Dictionary of English Usage English usage , geography MerriamWebster s Geographical ... via text message. Services also include MerriamWebster s Word of the Day and Open Dictionary ... more details
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MerriamWebster s Geographical Dictionary Webster s Geographical Dictionary , Webster s New Geographical Dictionary is a gazetteer by the publisher MerriamWebster . The latest edition was released in 2001, edited by Daniel J. Hopkins and contained over 54,000 entries. The first edition was published in 1949 and the second edition in 1972. The dictionary has currently over 54,000 alphabetically arranged entries of mountains, lakes, towns, and countries. It includes almost all places in the United States with a population greater than 2,500. The threshold for inclusion of places outside the U.S. varies from those over 4500 in Canada to those over 100,000 in Bangladesh and China . Included are 250 maps in black and white. Editions Webster s Geographical Dictionary A Dictionary of Names of Places, With Geographical and Historical Information and Pronunciations . 1949. Springfield, MA G. & C. Merriam Co. 1293 pages, 40,000 entries, 24 colored and 153 b w maps. Webster s New Geographical Dictionary . 1972. ISBN 0877791465 Springfield, MA G. & C. Merriam Co. 47,000 entries, 218 maps. MerriamWebster s Geographical Dictionary , 3rd ed. 1997. ISBN 0 87779 546 0 Springfield, MA MerriamWebster Inc. 1,361 pages, 48,000 entries. MerriamWebster s Geographical Dictionary , 3rd rev. ed. 2001. ISBN 0 87779 546 0 Springfield, MA MerriamWebster Inc. 1,392 pages, 54,000 entries, 252 maps. Similar works Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World . Cohen, Saul B. ed. . 1998. ISBN 0 231 11040 5 Columbia University Press. 3578 pages, 165,000 entries Lippincott s New Gazetteer A Complete Gazetteer or Geographical Dictionary of the World. 1905. Heilprin, A. and L. eds. . Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott Co. Longmans Gazetteer of the World . Chisholm, George C. ed. . 1895. London and New York Longmans, Green and Co., about 74,000 names. 5y54 External links http www.m w.com cgi bin book.pl?geog.htm&9 MW books page Category English dictionaries ... more details
Merriam&ndash Webster s Dictionary of English Usage is a usage dictionary published by MerriamWebster , Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield , Massachusetts . It is currently available in a reprint edition 1994 ISBN 0 87779 132 5 or ISBN 978 0877791324. The 1989 edition did not include Merriam&ndash in the title. It was added as part of the rebranding campaign to emphasize the differences between Merriam&ndash Webster s dictionaries and Webster s Dictionary The name Webster used by others dictionaries of other publishers using the generic trademark Webster s . It is critically acclaimed by linguist Geoffrey Pullum , who calls it the best usage book I know of... utterly wonderful. http itre.cis.upenn.edu myl languagelog archives 001803.html It is known for its historical scholarship, analysis, use of examples, and descriptive approach. It has more than 2,300 entries, and includes more than 20,000 quotation s from prominent writers. http www.merriam webster.com cgi bin book.pl?usage.htm&6 The full text is http books.google.com books?id 2yJusP0vrdgC&dq intitle Merriam intitle Webster s intitle Dictionary intitle of intitle English intitle Usage&lr &as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm is 0&as maxy is &as brr 0&source gbs navlinks s online free at Google Books. A concise version is also available. See also A Dictionary of Modern English Usage The Cambridge Guide to English Usage Garner s Modern American Usage List of English words with disputed usage DEFAULTSORT MerriamWebster s Dictionary Of English Usage Category Style guides for American English Category English dictionaries ling stub ... more details
MerriamWebster s Words of the Year , a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company MerriamWebster , features the ten Word of the Year words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of each year. At first, MerriamWebster ... title MerriamWebster launches Word of the Year online poll publisher CNET date 2007 11 27 accessdate 2007 12 29 ref As of 2008, only two of MerriamWebster s Words of the Year were already dictionary ..., have not made it to the traditional MerriamWebster printed dictionary as of 2008. ref ... MerriamWebster s Word of the Year. A proud day for geeks everywhere. publisher Newsweek date .... ref name BBCblog In 2006, MerriamWebster received a lot of publicity as truthiness , a word coined ... the Word of the Year was started in 2003, MerriamWebster determined which words would appear on the list ... and 2004 lists were determined by online hits to the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary and Online Thesaurus and to code Merriam WebsterCollegiate.com code . ref cite news title MerriamWebster Announces ... October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name WriteNews cite news title MerriamWebster Announces 2003 Words ... 2004 012304 words 2003.htm accessdate 2008 06 04 ref Since 2006, MerriamWebster changed this practice ... 2008 05 20 ref onlyinclude John Morse, president of MerriamWebster, pointed out that the most ... entry was placed in MerriamWebster s printed dictionary for 2005. The other words on this list ... as the most looked up word of 2005, according to MerriamWebster s online dictionary first ... http www.m w.com info 07words prev.htm title Previous Words of the Year publisher MerriamWebster year ... cite web url http www.merriam webster.com info 06words.htm title MerriamWebster s Words of the Year 2006 publisher MerriamWebster year 2007 accessdate 2007 12 29 ref MerriamWebster received a large ... 5uOOyKmZt archivedate 2010 11 20 ref This was the first year in which MerriamWebster used ... more details
Merriam can refer to Surname Alan P. Merriam 1923 1980 , American Ethnomusicologists Charles Edward Merriam 1874 1953 , American political scientist Clinton Hart Merriam 1855 1942 , American zoologist and anthropologist Eve Merriam 1916 1992 , American poet Frank Merriam 1865 1955 , American politician and 28th governor of California Henry Clay Merriam , American general John Merriam military lawyer John C. Merriam 1869 1945 , American paleontologist William Rush Merriam 1849 1934 , American politician and 11th governor of Minnesota MerriamWebster Geo. & Charles Merriam Publishers of dictionaries following the death of Noah Webster Locations In the United States Merriam, Indiana Merriam, Kansas Merriam Woods, Missouri Other uses MerriamWebster , a publishing company specializing in reference books Merriam s Pocket Mouse A subspecies of the Wild turkey See also Meriam disambiguation Category Surnames disambig de Merriam fr Merriam it Merriam pt Merriam ... more details
George Merriam born Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester , Massachusetts , 20 January 1803 died Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield , Massachusetts , 22 June 1880 was a publisher. With his brother Charles, he founded G. and C. Merriam, which would eventually become MerriamWebster , Inc. The Merriam family were Printer publishing printer s, Bookbinding book manufacturers , and bookseller s in Worcester County, Massachusetts Worcester County in the latter part of the 18th century. George worked on his father s farm in West Brookfield, Massachusetts West Brookfield until he was age 15, then entered his uncle s printing office, and on reaching his majority became a partner. In 1831 he moved to Springfield with his brother Charles, and established in 1832 the publishing house of G. and C. Merriam. Their earliest publications were law book s, editions of the Bible , and school book s. After the death of Noah Webster , the lexicographer, the Merriams purchased the right of future publication of Webster s Dictionary . References Cite Appletons Merriam, George year 1900 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Merriam, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 20 January 1803 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 June 1880 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Merriam, George Category 1803 births Category 1880 deaths Category American publishers publisher stub ... more details
Company. Merriam, S. B. 1995 . Reminiscence and the oldest old. In B. Haight & J. D. Webster Eds ...cleanup date January 2008 primarysources date January 2008 orphan date November 2007 Sharan Merriam Presently ... Illinois University and Virginia Tech . Dr. Merriam served as author, co author, or editor ... her books, dozens of articles and chapters, and editorship roles over the past 25 years, Dr. Merriam ... instructional text for graduate study and professional development in adult learning. Dr. Merriam ... 25 years in the field of adult and continuing education, Dr. Merriam has held leadership roles .... Dr. Merriam mentors future scholars and junior colleagues worldwide. This mentorship has been formalized ... with numerous teaching and research awards, Dr. Merriam has been a Fulbright Scholar to Malaysia and a Visiting ... Books Merriam, S. B. & Brockett, R. 2007 . The profession and practice of adult education An introduction updated . San Francisco Jossey Bass. Merriam, S. B. and Associates 2007 . Non Western perspectives on learning and knowing . Malabar, Fl Krieger Publishing Company. Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S. & Baumgartner, L. 2007 . Learning in adulthood 3rd edition . San Francisco Jossey Bass. Merriam ... from Latin America, Southern Africa and the United States . San Francisco Jossey Bass. Elias, J. and Merriam ... Publishing Company. Merriam, S. B. and Associates 2002 . Qualitative research in practice Examples for discussion and analysis . San Francisco Jossey Bass Publishers. Merriam, S. B. Ed. , 2001 . The new ... Francisco Jossey Bass Publishers. Merriam, S. B., & Simpson, E. L. 2000 . A guide to research for educators ..., L., & Merriam, S. B. Eds. , 2000 . Adult learning and development Multicultural stories . Malabar, FL Krieger Publishing Company. Merriam, S. B., & Caffarella, R. S. 1999 . Learning in adulthood ... in Adult Education translated into Chinese, 2003 . Merriam, S. B. 1998 . Qualitative research ... into Japanese, 2004. Merriam, S. B., & Brockett, R. 1997 . The profession and practice of adult ... more details
Clinton Merriam is the name of Clinton Hart Merriam 1855&ndash 1942 , American zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist and ethnographer Clinton L. Merriam 1824&ndash 1900 , U.S. Representative from New York hndis Merriam, Clinton ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Merriam s Shrew image status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2009.2 assessors Hammerson, G. & Cannings, S. year 2008 id 41403 title Sorex merriami downloaded 08 February 2010 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Soricomorpha familia Soricidae genus Sorex species S. merriami binomial Sorex merriami binomial authority George Edward Dobson Dobson , 1890 synonyms range map Merriam s Shrew area.png range map caption Merriam s Shrew range Merriam s Shrew Sorex merriami is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the western United States and southern British Columbia in Canada . ref name iucn References reflist Soricomorpha S2. Category Mammals of the United States Category Sorex redtoothed shrew stub ca Musaranya de Merriam es Sorex merriami ... more details
Daniel Merriam is a highly regarded contemporary surrealist and is best known for his dry brush technique and gloriously imaginative style. Born in 1963 in York, Maine , Daniel Merriam grew up in Naples ... play throughout his childhood. ref name Merriam1 cite web last Merriam first Daniel year 2005 title Daniel Merriam url http www.danielmerriam.com index.php format HTML work Daniel Merriam s Homepage language English accessdate 2006 06 10 ref Biography Merriam studied mechanical and architectural ... for a number of multi national corporations. Merriam s illustrations have won numerous awards ... of the potential social contribution of his work. Since that time, Merriam has had over ... from a decade of the artist s work were published in The Art of Daniel Merriam The Impetus of Dreams . Merriam s second catalogue reisonn The Art of Daniel Merriam The Eye of a Dreamer was released ... of Art. The artist s latest volume Taking Reality by Surprise was published in 2010. Merriam has produced ... winning McCarter Theatre in New Jersey. Daniel Merriam has been interviewed on WCSH Portland, ME KEYT ..., Realms of Fantasy, The World & I, U.S. Art, Watercolor Magic. Merriam s work is included in the public .... Merriam Conte Ses Toiles au Ch teau de Belcastel . Centre Presse , August 11, 2009. N.F.. L Artiste Qui Hante le Ch teau . La Depeche , August 9, 2009. Routhe, Philippe. Daniel Merriam, Ma tre du R alism ... Merriam . OK Middle East , December 11, 2008, Issue 200. Chan, Erin Szeto. Dream World . In New ... Merriam . Ego Magazine , premier issue 2000. Mendenhall, Lauri. Unexpected Puppeteers . Coast .... Sedley, Jeremy. Daniel Merriam . New Art International , Volume IV, 1998 1999. Grenier, Cynthia. Daniel Merriam Visual Thought . The World & I , November 1995. Catalogues raisonn Taking Reality by Surprise. San Francisco Monarch Editions, Inc., 2010. ISBN 978 0 9797157 1 6 The Art of Daniel Merriam ... 0 9 The Art of Daniel Merriam The Impetus of Dreams, 1988 1997. San Francisco Monarch Editions, Inc ... more details
Eve Merriam born July 19, 1916 died April 11, 1992 was an American poet and writer. Writing Career Merriam s first book was the 1946 Family Circle , which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize ref http www.poetryfoundation.org bio eve merriam Biography of Eve Merriam at the Poetry Foundation ref . Her book, The Inner City Mother Goose , was described as one of the most banned books of the time ref name american poets Biography of Eve Merriam at the Academy of American Poets http www.poets.org poet.php prmPID 159 ref . It inspired a 1971 Broadway theatre Broadway musical theater musical called Inner City musical Inner City and a 1982 musical production called Street Dreams ref name american poets . In 1981 she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children ref name american poets . She published a total of 88 books Citation needed date February 2011 . Personal life Born as Eva Moskovitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , she was married for a time to writer Leonard C. Lewin . She later married screenwriter Waldo Salt and was actress Jennifer Salt s stepmother. Death Merriam died on April 11, 1992 in Manhattan from cancer. She was 75 when she died. References Core Biographical Material ... 2 Eve Merriam, Poet and Author Who Wrote for Children, Is Dead, Bruce Lambert, The New York Times , April 13, 1992. Heffer, Helen Ruth Julian. A Checklist of Works by and about Eve Merriam. Master ... Writers Collection at MITH http jwa.org encyclopedia article merriam eve Biography at Jewish Women s Archive Anne Commire, ed. Eve Merriam. In Something About the Author, vol. 40. Detrolt Gale Research ... findaid xml CLRC 56.xml Finding Aid for holdings related to Eve Merriam in the University of Minnesota ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Merriam, Eve ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moskovitz, Eva birth name SHORT DESCRIPTION ... DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1992 PLACE OF DEATH New York, New York , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Merriam, Eve ... Category Cancer deaths in New York poet stub pt Eve Merriam ... more details
Merriam Modell 19 May 1908 1 July 1994 ref http ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com cgi bin ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index Accessed 14 August 2009 ref in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania was an United States American author of Pulp fiction genre pulp fiction , who wrote under the pen name Evelyn Piper . A graduate of Cornell University , Modell travelled extensively in her younger years, and, up to 1933, lived in Germany . Back in the United States, after marriage and motherhood she had a son, John Modell , she published her first short story in 1941 and afterwards started to write novels as well. Films were made of The Nanny 1965 film The Nanny 1965 , which starred Bette Davis , and Bunny Lake Is Missing also 1965 had Laurence Olivier in the lead. Partial bibliography The Sound of Years 1946 in literature 1946 My Sister, My Bride 1948 in literature 1948 The Innocent 1949 in literature 1949 The Plot 1951 in literature 1951 The Lady and Her Doctor 1956 in literature 1956 Bunny Lake Is Missing novel Bunny Lake Is Missing 1957 in literature 1957 Hanno s Doll 1961 in literature 1961 The Nanny 1964 in literature 1964 The Stand In 1970 in literature 1970 References reflist Notes Maria DiBattista Princeton University Afterword . In Evelyn Piper Bunny Lake Is Missing Femmes Fatales Women Write Pulp The Feminist Press at The City University of New York New York, 2004 198 219 ISBN 1 55861 474 5 . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 19 May 1908 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 July 1994 PLACE OF DEATH Category 1908 births Modell, Merriam Category 1994 deaths Modell, Merriam Category American novelists Modell, Merriam Category Cornell University alumni Modell, Merriam Category Jewish American writers Modell, Merriam Category Pulp fiction writers Modell, Merriam Category Jewish American novelists US novelist 1900s stub ja ... more details
Infobox settlement official name City of Merriam settlement type City image skyline imagesize image caption image map Johnson County Kansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Merriam Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Merriam within Johnson County and the State of Kansas. image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision type2 List of counties in Kansas County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Kansas subdivision name2 Johnson County, Kansas Johnson government type leader title Mayor leader name Ken Sissom established title Municipal corporation Incorporated established date October 28, 1950 area magnitude area total km2 11.2 area land km2 11.2 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 4.3 population as of United States Census, 2010 2010 population total 11003 ... www.Merriam.org www.Merriam.org Merriam IPA en m ri m pron is a city in the northeastern part of Johnson ... to the southwest. Merriam is included in the Shawnee Mission, Kansas Shawnee Mission postal designation. Seaboard Corporation is based in Merriam. History Merriam was incorporated as a third class city ... http www.merriam.org city index.htm title Our City accessdate 2006 07 23 publisher City of Merriam ref The city was named in honor of Charles Merriam, a one time secretary treasurer of the then Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad which ran through the area. fact date March 2011 Geography Merriam ... age 65 or over. Libraries http www.jocolibrary.org Johnson County Library serves residents of Merriam ... City of Merriam http www.exploremerriam.com Merriam Visitors Bureau History http www.exploremerriam.com PDFs MHP walking path.pdf Merriam historic walking path http www.exploremerriam.com PDFs Merriam Historic Sites.pdf Merriam Historic Sites & Markers Johnson County, Kansas Kansas City ... area ca Merriam io Merriam, Kansas ht Merriam, Kansas nl Merriam pt Merriam Kansas vo Merriam ... more details
Infobox actor image Charlotte Merriam 1920.jpg imagesize 180px birthdate April 5, 1906 birthplace Sheridan, Illinois deathdate dda 1972 07 10 1903 04 05 deathplace Los Angeles, California spouse Rex Lease 1925&ndash 1929 br Don Douglas ?&ndash 1946 yearsactive 1919&ndash 1934 Charlotte Merriam April 5, 1906 &ndash July 10, 1972 was a motion picture actress . Silent film star Born to an army colonel in Sheridan, Illinois , ref cite web first Hans J. last Wollstein title Charlotte Merriam work Allmovie url http www.allmovie.com artist 48586 accessdate 2010 06 26 ref Merriam s film career began in 1919 with a role in The Flip of a Coin . She visited Universal Pictures that year and was offered a part in a comedy series starring Eddie Lyons and Leo Moran . Merriam accepted. Afterwards she played leads in one and two reel comedies and appeared in important parts in longer features. ref Los Angeles Times , She Made Grade At One Jump , November 23, 1923, Page II10. ref She performed with Colleen Moore in The Nth Commandment 1923 and was the feminine lead in The Brass Bottle 1923 , directed by Maurice ... , June 29, 1924, Page B29. ref Merriam was associated with Warner Brothers Pictures from 1929, when ... Merriam In It , December 24, 1929, Page A6. ref She was cast with Paul Hurst actor Paul Hurst in a orphanage ... 26, 1930, Page B10. ref Personal life In December 1923 Merriam was named a correspondent in a divorce ..., Wife Names Actress In Her Divorce , December 7, 1923, Page II3. ref Merriam married actor Rex Lease ... in 1929. ref Los Angeles Times, Actress Again Seeks Divorce , April 5, 1929, Page A20. ref Merriam ... Merriam was operated on for an emergency appendicitis in San Francisco, California . She was in the bay ... Stricken With Appendicitis , January 31, 1931, Page A1. ref Merriam died in Los Angeles, California ... see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Merriam Charlotte ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... Angeles, California DEFAULTSORT Merriam Charlotte Category 1906 births Category 1972 deaths Category ... more details
Infobox Governor image FrankMerriam.jpg name Frank Merriam caption order 28th office Governor of California ... footnotes Frank Finley Merriam December 22, 1865 April 25, 1955 was an United States ... following the death of Governor James Rolph , Merriam famously defeated former Socialist Party of America ... Upton Sinclair in the 1934 general elections. Merriam also served as the Iowa State Auditor 1900 1903 ... Legislatures Born in 1865 in Hopkinton, Iowa , Merriam spent nearly half of his life in his home state ... Merriam was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives as a Republican Party United States Republican ... ref ref http www.legis.iowa.gov Legislators legislator.aspx?GA 27&PID 3780 ref Two years later, Merriam ... oir 41 42 pg 472 474.htm ref In 1910 at the age of 44, Merriam moved to California . Following seven years of living in the state, Merriam was elected to the California State Assembly in 1916, representing ..., while still serving in the Assembly, Merriam presided over the successful election campaign ... from Richardson s successful campaign among fellow Republicans helped Merriam be elected by the Republican .... During the 1926 general elections, Speaker Merriam ran as a primary candidate for Lieutenant Governor ... s candidate for that office. Following his departure from the Assembly that year, Merriam took ... State Senate . After three years in that body, Merriam successfully won the nomination for Lieutenant ... Bartlett in 1887. Upon the news of the Governor s death, Lieutenant Governor Merriam was sworn ... governorship, Merriam faced labor agitation, particularly by members of the International Longshoremen ... Francisco Embarcadero in July 1934 ffdc Cang1934.jpg 9 August 22 Merriam, only Governor for a month ... Sacramento, California Sacramento by the minute, Merriam activated the California Army National Guard , deploying regiments to San Francisco s waterfront. In the weeks before Bloody Thursday , Merriam ... Francisco Presidio if the situation grew beyond the Guard s control. Merriam also ordered the halt ... more details
Taxobox name Merriam s Elk status EX regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. elaphus binomial Cervus elaphus binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies C. e. merriami trinomial Cervus canadensis merriami The Merriam s Elk Cervus canadensis merriami is an extinct subspecies of elk once found in the arid lands of southwestern United States . Since the arrival of the Europe European s uncontrolled hunting and cattle grazing had driven the subspecies into extinction over a century ago, with the exact presumed date being 1906. Not much else is known about this subspecies as it became extinct before studies could be done. Elks from Yellowstone National Park were introduced to this area in 1913, and are reasonably common in the area today. References reflist See also Roosevelt elk Tule Elk Rocky Mountain Elk Eastern Elk eventoedungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Category Extinct mammals ca Uapit de Merriam hu Cervus canadensis merriami ... more details
Ned Alvin Merriam October 26, 1884, Wisconsin July 9, 1956, Tinley Park, Illinois was an United States American Athletics sport athlete and coach. Merriam attended the University of Chicago , where he starred in American football football and track between 1905 and 1908. He was a member of the American track and field team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . In the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men s 400 metres 400 metres , Merriam won his preliminary heat with a time of 52.2 seconds. He advanced to the semifinals, where he finished third in his heat to be eliminated from further competition the only 400 meter race he ever lost. Merriam later coached track at Iowa State University , Texas A&M University , DePauw University , and Yale University . He was head track coach at the University of Chicago from 1929 until his retirement in 1950. He died of leukemia in Chicago in 1956. References http select.nytimes.com mem archive pdf?res F60F17FB3D5A177B93C6A8178CD85F428585F9 New York Times obituary, July 14, 1956 subscription required cite book last Cook first Theodore Andrea year 1908 title The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report publisher British Olympic Association location London cite web last De Wael first Herman year 2001 url http users.skynet.be hermandw olymp ath1908.html title Athletics 1908 work Herman s Full Olympians accessdate 24 July 2006 cite web last Wudarski first Pawel year 1999 url http olympic.w.interia.pl title Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich accessdate 24 July 2006 Pl icon Persondata NAME Merriam, Ned ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American athlete DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1884 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1956 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Merriam, Ned Category 1884 births Category 1956 deaths Category Deaths from leukemia Category University of Chicago alumni Category Chicago Maroons football players Category Athletes track and field at the 1908 Summer Olympics Category Olympic track and field athletes of the United States ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox lake lake name Merriam Lake image lake MerriamLakeID.jpg caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Challis National Forest , Custer County, Idaho Custer County , Idaho Idaho, USA coords Coord 44.1154 113.7549 type waterbody region US ID display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries United States length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities Merriam Lake is situated in the Lost River Range in Idaho , surrounded by mountains over Convert 11000 ft m 2 abbr on high. Category Custer County, Idaho Category Lakes of Idaho Idaho geo stub ... more details
Infobox settlement More parameter fields are available for use at Template Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info official name Merriam settlement type Town motto images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map Indiana pushpin label position pushpin map caption pushpin mapsize Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IN subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Indiana subdivision type2 List of counties in Indiana County subdivision name2 Noble County, Indiana Noble subdivision type3 List of townships in Indiana Township subdivision name3 Noble Township, Noble County, Indiana Noble Politics established title established date Area area total km2 area land km2 Population population as of population footnotes population note population total General information timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST latd 41 latm 17 lats 14 latNS N longd 85 longm 26 longs 04 longEW W elevation footnotes elevation ft 938 founder named for Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 46701 area code blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 18 48510 GR 2 blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 439026 ref cite gnis 439026 Merriam, Indiana 2009 10 17 ref website footnotes Merriam is an unincorporated town in Noble Township, Noble County, Indiana Noble Township , Noble County, Indiana Noble County , Indiana . Geography Merriam is located at coord 41 17 14 N 85 26 04 W city . References references Noble County, Indiana Category Noble County, Indiana Category Unincorporated communities in Indiana NobleIN geo stub ... more details
Geobox Range Heading name Merriam Mountains native name other name category Mountain Range Names etymology Image image image caption Country country United States state California region district San Diego County, California San Diego County municipality topo map San Marcos topo maker USGS Family range border part city landmark river Locations lat d 33 lat m 12 lat s 45.132 lat NS N long d 117 long m 8 long s 44.119 long EW W highest highest location highest region highest country highest elevation 423 highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW lowest lowest location lowest region lowest country lowest elevation imperial lowest lat d lowest lat m lowest lat s lowest lat NS lowest long d lowest long m lowest long s lowest long EW Dimensions length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation height imperial area imperial Features timezone Pacific Standard Time Pacific utc offset 8 timezone DST Pacific Daylight Time PDT utc offset DST 7 geology orogeny period biome plant animal Free fields free free type Maps map California Locator Map.PNG map caption location of Merriam Mountains in California ref name gnis cite gnis id 245787 name Merriam Mountains accessdate 2009 05 04 ref map background map locator California Website website Footnotes footnotes The Merriam Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California San Diego County , California . ref name gnis References reflist Category Mountain ranges of Southern California Category Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California SanDiegoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
Taxobox name Merriam s chipmunk image status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Linzey, A. V., Timm, R., lvarez Casta eda, S. T., Castro Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. year 2008 id 21358 title Tamias merriami downloaded 8 January 2009 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodentia familia squirrel Sciuridae genus Neotamias species N. merriami binomial Neotamias merriami binomial authority Joel Asaph Allen J. A. Allen , 1889 synonyms Tamias merriami small J. A. Allen, 1889 small Merriam s chipmunk Neotamias merriami is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in central and southern California ref name California Gap Analysis Project s Predicted Distribution Map http depts.washington.edu natmap maps CA maphtml m060.html ref . in the United States and a small area in northern Baja California , Mexico . ref name iucn References reflist Marmotini nav Category Chipmunks ground squirrel stub es Neotamias merriami fi Tamias merriami ... more details
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Infobox Scientist name Clinton Hart Merriam image Clinton Hart Merriam.jpg image width caption birth ... Merriam December 5, 1855 March 19, 1942 was an United States American zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist and ethnographer. He was born in New York City in 1855. His father, Clinton Levi Merriam , was a U.S. ... the Alaska coastline. For a time Merriam was a professor at Harvard University . Some species of animals that bear his name are Merriam s Wild Turkey Meliagris gallopavo meriami , the now extinct Merriam s Elk Cervus elaphus merriami , and Merriam s Chipmunk Tamias merriami . Much of his detail oriented ... June 2008 Native Americans Later in life, funded by the Harriman family, Merriam s focus shifted ... particularly noteworthy. His sister Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey was a pioneering ornithologist ... Berkeley , California in 1942. See also C. Hart Merriam Base Camp Site References Bean, Lowell ... , by C. Hart Merriam, pp. 1 12. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. Kroeber, A. L. 1955. C. Hart Merriam as Anthropologist . In Studies of California Indians , by C. Hart Merriam, pp. vii xiv ... of C. Hart Merriam . Arno Press, New York. Anon. 1942 Merriam, C. H. Ent. News 53 150 Anon. 1942 Merriam, C. H. Science 95 318 Daubunnire, R. F. 1938 Merriam, C. H. . Quart. Rev. Biol. 13 327 332 External links http www.yosemite.ca.us library dawn of the world C. Hart Merriam, Dawn of the World ... indian village and camp sites in yosemite valley.html C. Hart Merriam, Indian Village and Camp Sites ... Merriam National Wildlife Research Center http www.nap.edu html biomems cmerriam.pdf BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF CLINTON HART MERRIAM http www.oac.cdlib.org findaid ark 13030 tf9f59p6w7 C. Hart Merriam ... Merriam Papers, http www.oac.cdlib.org findaid ark 13030 tf8c6006rv Volume 1 and http www.oac.cdlib.org ... m613mx630 C. Hart Merriam Collection at Princeton University Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Merriam, Clinton Hart ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION USA American zoologist and ornithologist ... more details
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