Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

      Other form(s) of name

        Identifiers for corporate bodies

        Description area

        Dates of existence

        1915-1968

        History

        Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was a Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion.

        Places

        United States

        Legal status

        Functions, occupations and activities

        He was ordained to the priesthood in 1949 and given the name Father Louis.

        Mandates/sources of authority

        Internal structures/genealogy

        General context

        Relationships area

        Access points area

        Subject access points

        Place access points

        Occupations

        Control area

        Authority record identifier

        n80005353

        Maintained by

        University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections

        Institution identifier

        Rules and/or conventions used

        Status

        Level of detail

        Minimal

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Language(s)

        • English

        Script(s)

          Sources

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton

          Maintenance notes