Zachary Merton, born Zachary Moses (1843–1915), was an Anglo-German industrialist and philanthropist.[1]
Zachary Merton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1843 |
| Died | 1915 (age 72) |
| Spouse | Antonie Merton |
| Relatives | Wilhelm Ralph Merton (brother) |
Biography edit
Merton's family had founded Metallgesellschaft in Germany and Henry R. Merton and Co. in Britain, which were among the leading metal trading companies of their respective countries.[2] Merton was a director and one of the largest shareholders of the British company.[3]
Merton's wife, Antonie, had come to England from Germany with her previous husband, Hermann Schmiechen, a portrait painter.[4] She was a follower of theosophy.[5] Merton and Antonie lived at Folly Farm, Sulhamstead.[4]
Merton died in 1915 but left £350,000 in his will to establish a series of convalescent homes.[6] These included:
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Banstead, Surrey[6]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire[7]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Fulwood, South Yorkshire[8]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Grayshott, Hampshire[9]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Northwood, Middlesex[10]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester[11]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Rustington, West Sussex[12]
- the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire[13]
References edit
- ^ Rothwell, John; Glynn, Ian (1 December 2006). "Patrick Anthony Merton. 8 October 1920 – 13 June 2000". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 52: 189–201. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0014. PMID 18543472.
- ^ Berman, Morton Mayer. "Merton". Jewish Virtual Library. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "News in Brief. The Late Mr Z. Merton". The Times. London. 8 December 1915. p. 12.
- ^ a b Brown, Jane (1996). Lutyens and the Edwardians. London: Viking. p. 106. ISBN 0-670-85871-4.
- ^ Ridley, Jane (2002). The Architect and his Wife: A Life of Edwin Lutyens. London: Chatto & Windus. pp. 266-267. ISBN 0-7011-7201-0.
- ^ a b "Zachary Merton". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Bearsden, Switchback Road, Canniesburn Hospital". Canmore. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "General view of the Zachary Merton Convalescent Home". Sheffield Independent. 29 August 1938. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Grayshott, Zachary Merton Convalescent Home and School". National Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "The National Health Service (Designation of London Teaching Hospitals) Amendment Order 1973" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Royal Manchester Children's Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Woodhouse Eaves Recovery Homes". Woodhouse Parish Council. 31 December 2019.