# Mertz

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{{other uses|Merz (disambiguation)}}

'''Mertz''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* [Albert Mertz](/source/Albert_Mertz) (1920–1990), Danish painter
* [Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim](/source/Albrecht_Mertz_von_Quirnheim), (1905–1944), German officer and resistance fighter involved in the [20 July plot](/source/20_July_plot) against Adolf Hitler
* [Barbara Mertz](/source/Barbara_Mertz) (1927–2013), author of mystery and suspense novels, pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels
* [Dolores Mertz](/source/Dolores_Mertz) (1928–2022), American politician
* [Ellen Louise Mertz](/source/Ellen_Louise_Mertz) (1896–1987), Danish geologist
* [Elisabeth Drake](/source/Elisabeth_Drake) (née Mertz; 1936–2024), American chemical engineer
* [Elizabeth Mertz](/source/Elizabeth_Mertz), American linguistic and legal anthropologist
* [Graham Mertz](/source/Graham_Mertz) (born 2000), American professional football player
* [Harold Mertz](/source/Harold_Mertz), designer of the standard crash test dummy
* [Johann Kaspar Mertz](/source/Johann_Kaspar_Mertz) (1806–1856), Austrian guitarist and composer
* [LuEsther Mertz](/source/LuEsther_Mertz) (1905–1991), founder of Publisher's Clearinghouse
* [Robbie Mertz](/source/Robbie_Mertz) (born 1996), American professional soccer player
* [Stephen Mertz](/source/Stephen_Mertz) (born 1947), American novelist
* [Xavier Mertz](/source/Xavier_Mertz) (1883–1913), Swiss Antarctic explorer

'''Fictional characters:'''
* Fred and Ethel Mertz, fictional couple on ''[I Love Lucy](/source/I_Love_Lucy)''

==See also==
* [Mertz Glacier](/source/Mertz_Glacier), Antarctica, named after Xavier Mertz
* [Merz (surname)](/source/Merz_(surname))

{{surname|Mertz}}
Category:German-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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