Ernest Merritt
- Born: April 28, 1865 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Died: June 5, 1948 (Ithaca, New York)
Education
- 1881–1882: Purdue University
- 1886: ME, Cornell University
- 1893–1894: University of Berlin
Major Positions
- 1889–1892: Cornell University, Instructor in Physics
- 1892–1903: Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1903–1935: Cornell University, Professor of Physics
- 1909–1914: Cornell University, Dean, Graduate School
- 1935–1948: Cornell University, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1893–1913: Physical Review, Co-Founder and Co-Editor
- 1914–1915: American Physical Society, President
- 1917–1918: United States Navy, Member, Scientific Staff, Naval Experiment Station
- 1919–1935: Cornell University, Head, Department of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Ithaca, New York
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Paul L. Hartman, "Ernest George Merritt: 1865-1948", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
