Christopher Merret

Christopher Merret
Born16 February 1614/5
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
Died19 August 1695
Hatton Garden, London
NationalityEnglish
Alma materGloucester Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1632); BMed (1636), DMed (1643);
Oriel College, Oxford; BA (1635)
Known forFirst description of sparkling wine
First list of British birds
Scientific career
FieldsNatural history, glassmaking
InstitutionsRoyal Society, Royal College of Physicians

Christopher Merret FRS, FRCP (16 February 1614/1615 – 19 August 1695), also spelt Merrett, was an English physician and scientist. He was the first to document the deliberate addition of sugar for the production of sparkling wine, and produced the first lists of British birds and butterflies.