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Merry
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GB 275 Merry
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Papers of Douglas Cooper Merry
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- 1930–1970 (Circa) (Creation)
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3 boxes paper
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(1910-1997)
Biographical history
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Merry came up to St John's in 1930. He graduated BA, with a First Class in the Mechanical Sciences Tripos, in 1932, and subsequently served in the Royal Engineers, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1958. Merry then embarked upon a second career as a teacher of electrical engineering, at technical college level, at Farnborough, Toronto, and Reading. Merry died in June 1997.
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Notes on mathematics, electricity, and electronics.
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Preferred citation: St John's College Library, Papers of Douglas Cooper Merry
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9 Oct 2007