Merriam can refer to:

People

* Alan P. Merriam (1923–1980), American ethnomusicologist *

Charles Edward Merriam Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioralism, behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellec ...

(1874–1953), American political scientist * Charles W. Merriam (1877–1961), American insurance businessman and politician *

Clinton Hart Merriam Clinton Hart Merriam (December 5, 1855 – March 19, 1942) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, ornithologist, entomologist, ecologist, ethnographer, geographer, natural history, naturalist and physician. He was commonly known as the "father o ...

(1855–1942), American zoologist and anthropologist *

Clinton Levi Merriam Clinton Levi Merriam (March 25, 1824 – February 18, 1900) was a United States representative from New York. Merriam was born in Leyden, Lewis County, New York on March 25, 1824. He attended the common schools and Copenhagen Academy, Cope ...

(1824–1900), United States Representative from New York *

Eve Merriam Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 – 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. In 1956, she published ''Emma Lazarus: Woman with a Torc ...

(1916–1992), American poet *

Frank Merriam Frank Finley Merriam (December 22, 1865 – April 25, 1955) was an American Republican politician who served as the 28th governor of California from June 2, 1934, until January 2, 1939. Assuming the governorship at the height of the Great Depress ...

(1865–1955), American politician and 28th governor of California * Gordon Phelps Merriam (1899–1999), American soldier and diplomat * Henry Clay Merriam, American general *

John Campbell Merriam John Campbell Merriam (October 20, 1869 – October 30, 1945) was an American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of ve ...

(1869–1945), American paleontologist * William Rush Merriam (1849–1934), American politician and 11th governor of Minnesota *

George Merriam George Merriam (; January 20, 1803 – June 22, 1880) was an American publisher. With his brother Charles, he founded G. and C. Merriam, which would eventually become Merriam-Webster, Inc. The Merriam family were printers, book manufacturers ...

(1803–1880) and his brother Charles, founders of G. and C. Merriam, later Merriam-Webster * Sarah A. L. Merriam (1971–), American lawyer and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Other uses

Merriam, Kansas Merriam is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,098. Merriam is included in the Shawnee Mission postal designation. It is al ...

Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an list of companies of the United States by state, American company that publishes reference work, reference books and is mostly known for Webster's Dictionary, its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary pub ...

, a publishing company specializing in reference books * Merriam's pocket mouse (''Perognathus merriami'') * Merriam's dog- (''Megacyon Merriami'') * Merriam's wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo merriami'') {{disambig, surname