John P. Merrill John P. Merrill John Putnam Merrill (March 10, 1917 – April 14, 1984) was an American physician and medical researcher. He led the team which performed the world's first successful kidney transplant. He generally credited as the "father of nephrology" or "the founder of nephrology," which is the scientific study of the kidney and its diseases. Merrill was born in 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1938, he attended the Harvard Medical School. He graduated in 1942; and he was an intern at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. During World War II, he served for four
Mander Organs the company. The firm is now run by John Mander, Noel Mander's son. Its organs are installed throughout the world, including in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Middle East, Scandinavia and the United States, as well as in the UK. Mander Organs Mander Organs is an English pipe organ maker and refurbisher based in London. Although well known for many years in the organ building industry, they achieved wider notability in 2004 with the refurbishment of the Royal Albert Hall's Father Willis Grand Organ. Mander has built and installed numerous celebrated organs, notably the 68-stop four manual and pedal organ