Merton
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As a stage name- Merton (YouTube)Merton (YouTube)Merton is an American YouTube musician and personality who first gained press attention in March 2010 after making videos of himself interacting with people he meets on Chatroulette and Omegle...
, American YouTube personality
With the surname
- Paul MertonPaul MertonPaul Merton is a British comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy...
(1957–), British actor and comedian - Robert C. MertonRobert C. MertonRobert Carhart Merton is an American economist, Nobel laureate in Economics, and professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.-Biography:...
(1944–), American nobel-prize winning economist, or to his Merton ModelMerton ModelThe Merton model is a model proposed by Robert C. Merton in 1974 for assessing the credit risk of a company by characterizing the company's equity as a call option on its assets... - Robert K. MertonRobert K. MertonRobert King Merton was a distinguished American sociologist. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor...
(1910–2003), American sociologist, father of Robert C. Merton - Thomas MertonThomas MertonThomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion...
(1915–1968), American Cistercian monk, social activist and author - Sir Thomas Ralph MertonThomas Ralph MertonSir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE, DSc, FRS was an English physicist, inventor and art collector. He is particularly noted for his work on spectroscopy and diffraction gratings.-Early life and education:...
KBE FRS (1888–1969), physicist and art collector - Walter de MertonWalter de MertonWalter de Merton was Bishop of Rochester and founder of Merton College, Oxford.-Life:Walter was born probably at Merton in Surrey or educated there; hence the surname. He came of a land-owning family at Basingstoke; beyond that there is no definite information as to the date or place of birth...
(ca. 1205–1277), Bishop of Rochester, England and founder of Merton College - William Ralph MertonWilliam Ralph MertonWilhelm Ralph Merton was a prominent and influential German entrepreneur, social democrat and philanthropist...
(1848–1916), founder of the University of Frankfurt and Metallgesellschaft AG
Fictional characters
- Mrs Merton, a character of comedienne Caroline Aherne for The Mrs Merton Show
England
- The London Borough of MertonLondon Borough of MertonThe London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...
- Merton (historic parish)Merton (historic parish)Merton was an ancient parish in the Brixton hundred of Surrey, England. It was bounded by Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Morden to the south and Kingston upon Thames to the west. The 1871 Ordnance Survey map records its area as . The parish was centred around the 12th century parish...
- Merton ParkMerton ParkMerton Park is a place in the London Borough of Merton. It is a quiet and leafy suburb situated between Wimbledon, Morden, South Wimbledon and Wimbledon Chase. It is 7.3 miles south-west of Charing Cross...
- Merton PrioryMerton PrioryMerton Priory was founded in 1114 by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey under Henry I. It was located in Merton, Surrey, England at the point where the Roman Stane Street crossed the River Wandle....
, also known as Merton Abbey
- Merton (historic parish)
- Merton, Devon, see List of places in Devon
- Merton, NorfolkMerton, NorfolkMerton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 113 in 50 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland...
- Merton, OxfordshireMerton, OxfordshireMerton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-Archaeology:In 1978 a Middle Bronze Age spearhead was found at West End Farm on the northwestern side of the village.-Manor:...
- Merton College, OxfordMerton College, OxfordMerton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
United States
- Merton, WisconsinMerton, WisconsinMerton is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. At the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,926. It is located partially within the Town of Merton.-Geography:Merton is at 43°8'28" North, 88°18'34" West ....
- Merton (town), WisconsinMerton (town), WisconsinMerton is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,988 at the 2000 census. The Village of Merton is located partially within the town. To local residents, the town of Merton is not called Merton, but is rather split up into the smaller unincorporated communities of...
- Merton Township, MinnesotaMerton Township, MinnesotaMerton Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 380 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Moland is located partially within the township.-Geography:...
- Merton Township, South Dakota, in Clark County
- Merton house