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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

LC control no.n 80005353
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPS3525.E7174
Personal name headingMerton, Thomas, 1915-1968
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Variant(s)Merton, Louis Thomas, 1915-1968
Mŏtʻŭn, Tʻomasŭ, 1915-1968
Cistercian monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani, 1915-1968
Monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani, 1915-1968
Louis, Father, 1915-1968
Mŏtʻŏn, Tʻomŏsŭ, 1915-1968
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedTrappist (Ky.)
Birth date1915-01-31
Death date1968-12-10
Place of birthPrades (Pyrénées-Orientales, France)
Place of deathBangkok (Thailand)
AffiliationTrappists Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Profession or occupationMonks Clergy
Monks Priests Writers
Authors
Found inHis Thirty poems ... 1944.
Kang, K.G. Pulgyo wa Kidokkyo, 1986: t.p. (Tʻomasʻu Mŏtʻŭn)
Spirit of simplicity, 1948: t.p. (A Cistercian monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani)
Chautard, J. Soul of the apostolate, c1946: t.p. (A monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani) jkt. (Thomas Merton)
Dell'Isola, F. Thomas Merton, 1946: p. 51-52, no. E3 (A Cistercian monk [Thomas Merton] of Our Lady of Gethsemani)
Chʻilchʻŭngsan, 2007 : t.p. (Tʻomŏsŭ Mŏtʻŏn [in Kor.]) t.p. verso (Thomas Merton [in rom.])
Gale Literature Resource Center WWW Site, 5 Sep. 2008: French authors page (Thomas Merton, born 31 Jan. 1915, Prades, Pyrennes-Orientales, France; died 10 Dec. 1968, Bangkok, Thailand)
Wikipedia, November 16, 2018 (Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915-December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis; wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism; born Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France; died Samutprakarn, Thailand, a suburb of Bangkok; occupation: Trappist monk; author; religion: Christianity (Roman Catholic))
LAC internal file, June 13, 2019 (access point: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; variant: Louis, Father, 1915-1968; born in France; lived in the United States)
National bib agency no.0006G2549E
Associated languageeng
Invalid LCCNn 79039882
Quality codenlc