Alan Merten

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Alan Gilbert Merten (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020)[1] was an American educator. He was the fifth President of George Mason University from 1996 until his retirement in 2012.[2] He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Merten died on May 21, 2020 in Florida from Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 78.[3]

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  1. R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group (2009). American Men & Women of Science. Vol. 5. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 9781414433059. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  2. de Vise, Daniel; Rein, Lisa (March 23, 2011). "Alan G. Merten to retire as George Mason University president". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. Williams, Preston. "University mourns the loss of Alan Merten | George Mason". www2.gmu.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2020.