John Theodore Merz
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John Theodore Merz (1840 - March 21, 1922) was a German - British chemist, historian, and, industrialist.
Merz was educated at Göttingen, Heidelberg, and Bonn universities.
He was Vice-Chairman of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company.
He was a member of the senate of Durham University.
His son, Charles Hesterman Merz, was a successful electrical engineer pioneered the use of high-voltage three-phase AC power distribution in the United Kingdom.