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Mervyn Hayden Sterne (born August 2, 1892 in Anniston, Calhoun County; died August 11, 1973 in Birmingham) was a securities broker, founder of M. H. Sterne & Company and partner the firm known as Sterne Agee before it was acquired by Stifel in 2015. He was also a tireless civic leader, remembered for having led efforts in the 1920s to establish better funding for public schools in Alabama. UAB's Mervyn H. Sterne Library is named in his memory.

References

  • Olive, J. Fred III (November 20, 2012) "Mervyn H. Sterne" Encyclopedia of Alabama online - accessed March 18, 2016