Talk:Thomas Ralph Merton

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Merton's qualifications[edit]

I did some wikification of the article but didn't edit the content. I was surprised that it speaks of his receiving a BSc and DSc from Oxford. I was not aware that Oxford ever awarded either of those degrees. Incidentally, I studied Physics at Oxford myself and received a BA and an MA. Had I gone on to take a doctorate, I would have got a DPhil. Can anyone shed any light on the accuracy of his qualifications? Bluewave 14:12, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

is some material lifted from http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/769598 ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.185.170.64 (talk) 21:03, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]