Thomas Merton
1915 - 1968
General Information
Bio
(1915-1968) Religious writer and poet. Thomas Merton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1938 and his Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1939 and taught at Saint Bonaventure’s College, Olean, New York. In 1941, he became a Trappist. He wrote numerous books on theology, criticism, and poetry. He lived in Queens, New York.
Full Name
Thomas Merton
Locations
Queens
Author's Timeline
1915
BIRTH
Thomas Merton was born in Prades, France, in 1915.
1917
RESIDENCE
Thomas Merton's family moved to Flushing, New York, in 1917.
1939
OTHER
Merton attended Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938 and a Master of Arts degree in 1939.
1940
OTHER
Merton taught at Saint Bonaventure's College in Olean, New York.
1947
LITWORK
Figures for an Apocalypse
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1948
LITWORK
The Seven Storey Mountain
Autobiography.
Autobiography.
1949
LITWORK
The Tears of the Blind Lions
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1949
LITWORK
The Waters of Siloe
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1949
LITWORK
Seeds of Contemplation
Collection of meditations.
Collection of meditations.
1953
LITWORK
The Sign of Jonas
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1957
LITWORK
The Strange Islands
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1957
LITWORK
The Silent Life
Collection of meditations.
Collection of meditations.
1962
LITWORK
New Seeds of Contemplation
1967
LITWORK
Mystics and Zen Masters
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1968
DEATH
Thomas Merton died an accidental death in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1968.
1968
INTERMENT
Thomas Merton was interred in Community Cemetery Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, Kentucky.
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