| Thomas Merton  AKA Louis Thomas Merton
Born: 31-Jan-1915
Birthplace: Prades, France
Died: 10-Dec-1968
Location of death: Bangkok, Thailand
Cause of death: Accident - Misc [1]
Remains: Buried, Abbey of Gethsemani, Bardstown, KY
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Author Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Seven Storey Mountain
[1] Accidental electrocution. Father: Owen Merton (b. 1887, d. 1931 brain tumor)
Mother: Ruth Jenkins (d. 1921 cancer)
High School: Oakham School, Rutland, England
University: Clare College, Cambridge University (one year)
University: BA, Columbia University (1938)
University: MA, Columbia University (1939)
Teacher: English, Columbia University (1938-39)
Teacher: English, St. Bonaventure University (1939-41)
Converted to Catholicism
Author of books:
Thirty Poems (1944, poetry)
A Man in the Divided Sea (1946, poetry)
Figures for an Apocalypse (1948, poetry)
The Seven Storey Mountain (1948, memoir)
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