Edward H Merrin

Mr. Merrin, an expert in pre-Colombian art and ancient antiquities, founded the Merrin Gallery, in New York, which specializes in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities. He is also a private investor. Mr. Merrin, 82, and his wife, Vivian, 79, pledged $30-million to Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., to establish a new scholarship fund. The university will receive the donation upon the donors’ deaths. Mr. Merrin graduated from Tufts in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and served on the university’s Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1991. The couple’s three sons, Mr. Merrin’s brother, and one of his cousins also graduated from the university. Mr. Merrin serves on the boards of the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, the American Joint Distribution Committee and Lincoln Center Theater, all in New York. Mrs. Merrin also serves on the board of the distribution committee.