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{{short description|American educator, former University of North Dakota president}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Webster Merrifield
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| office = [[List of Presidents of the University of North Dakota|3rd]] President of the [[University of North Dakota]]
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| predecessor = [[Homer Sprague]]
| successor = [[Frank L. McVey]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1852|7|27}}▼
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| alma_mater = [[Yale University]]
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[[File:UND Merrifield Hall.JPG|thumb|Merrifield Hall at the University of North Dakota, built in 1929]]
'''Webster Merrifield''' (July 27, 1852 - January 22, 1916) was an American educator and academic who served as the [[List of Presidents of the University of North Dakota|third President]] of the [[University of North Dakota]] from 1891 to 1909.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A Century on the Northern Plains - The University of North Dakota at 100|last=|first=|publisher=The University of North Dakota Press|year=1983|isbn=|editor-last=Wilkins|editor-first=Robert P.|___location=|pages=|asin=B000QJEWK4}}</ref> Called the Father of [[Secondary education in the United States|Secondary Education]] in North Dakota, he was responsible for widespread standard reform among the states high schools and secondary schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inforum.com/news/3800386-eriksmoen-webster-merrifield-remembered-father-secondary-schools-nd|title=Eriksmoen: Webster Merrifield remembered as 'father of secondary...|website=INFORUM|access-date=2016-05-29}}</ref><ref name="fargo.suntimes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://fargo.suntimes.com/fgo-news/7/127/149284/eriksmoen-webster-merrifield-remembered-as-father-of-secondary-schools-in-nd|title=Eriksmoen: Webster Merrifield remembered as 'father of secondary schools' in ND - Fargo|website=Fargo|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-29}}</ref> During his tenure as UND President he oversaw the creation of both its [[University of North Dakota School of Law|Law School]] and [[University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences|Medical School]], and is credited with developing the University into a nationally recognized institution.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="fargo.suntimes.com"/> Merrifield Hall, UND's Liberal Arts building, is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://universityofnorthdakota.myuvn.com/academics/|title=Academics|date=2014-04-14|website=University of North Dakota Online Visitors Guide|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-29}}</ref>▼
'''Webster Merrifield''' (July 27, 1852 in [[Newfane, Vermont]]<ref name=Kent>[https://archive.org/details/onethousandmen00kent One thousand men], by Dorman B. E. Kent; published 1914 by the Vermont Historical Society; via [[archive.org]]; p. 79</ref> {{ndash}} January 22, 1916) was an American educator and academic who served as the [[List of Presidents of the University of North Dakota|third President]] of the [[University of North Dakota]] from 1891 to 1909.<ref name="Wilkins">{{Cite book|title=A Century on the Northern Plains - The University of North Dakota at 100|publisher=The University of North Dakota Press|year=1983|editor-last=Wilkins|editor-first=Robert P.|asin=B000QJEWK4}}</ref>
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Merrifield had graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1877, and taught Greek and Latin at the Yale until moving to the [[Dakota Territory]] in 1883 to teach the languages at the University Of North Dakota, where he also taught Literature and Political Science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.prairiepublic.org/post/doctor-webster-merrifield|title=Doctor Webster Merrifield|website=news.prairiepublic.org|publisher=Prairie Public|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>
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