Kingston, P.W. The Columbia University economic survey of Amer. authors, 1981: t.p. (Robert K. Merton; Spec. Serv. Prof. & Univ. Prof. Emeritus, Columbia University)
New York times, Feb. 24, 2003: obituaries (Robert K. Merton; sociologist; b. Meyer R. Schkolnick on July 4, 1910 in South Philadelphia; changed name at age 14 to Robert King Merton; d. Feb. 23, 2003)