Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wasserman, Edmund (Senior)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Wasserman, Edmund (Senior), d. 1962
Other form(s) of name
- Edward Wasserman
- Ed Wasserman
- Wasserman, Ed
- Wasserman, Edward
- Edmund Wasserman
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
d. 1962
History
Edmund Wasserman (Senior) was married to Margaret (Peg) Wasserman. They were the parents of Merton's friends, Sr. Anita (Ann) and Edmund (Junior, whom Merton called "Cappy" or "Cap"). Edmund (Junior) was at Gethsemani Abbey with Merton for many years before leaving in 1963 and was known there as Fr. John of the Cross. Edmund Wasserman (Senior) died in 1962.