Merian
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Merian may refer to
  • Matthäus Merian
    Matthäus Merian
    Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house.-Early life and marriage:...

     the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
  • Maria Sibylla Merian
    Maria Sibylla Merian
    Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...

     (1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator
  • Christoph Merian
    Christoph Merian
    Christoph Merian was a banker and businessman. He was the son of Christoph Merian senior and Valeria Hoffmann and married in 1824 to Margarethe Burckhardt from Basel.He was the owner of a large estate, agriculturist and rentier. He was one of the richest Swiss men of that time...

     (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier
  • Merian C. Cooper
    Merian C. Cooper
    Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, screenwriter, and film director and producer. His most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong.-Early life:...

     (1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of King Kong
  • Charles Merian Cooper
    Charles Merian Cooper
    Charles Merian Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Athens, Georgia, Cooper moved with his parents to Florida in 1864.He pursued academic studies at Gainesville Academy.He studied law....

     (1856–1923), American congressman from Florida
  • Merian (magazine)
    Merian (magazine)
    Merian is a German travel magazine. It was founded in 1948 and is published by Jahreszeiten Verlag in Hamburg. Each issue of this monthly print publication is devoted to a specific city or region. It is named after Matthäus Merian.-External links:* *...

    , a German travel magazine
  • Plan de Mérian
    Plan de Mérian
    The plan de Mérian is a "bird's eye view" map of Paris, France, in direction of east, with perspective created in 1615. It was drawn on two sheets of paper each measuring 51 by 38 cm....

    , a map of Paris, France created in 1615
  • Villa Merian
    Villa Merian
    The Villa Merian, with its English Garden, stands on the elevated plain above Brüglingen in Münchenstein, in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geographical location:...

    , a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland
  • Christoph Merian Stiftung
    Christoph Merian Stiftung
    The Christoph Merian Stiftung is a non-profit-making public utility institution, with its seat in Basel . Up until 1972 the institution was named Chr. Merian’sche Stiftung.-Foundation:...

    , a non-profit-making public utility institution in Basel, Switzerland
  • 48458 Merian
    48458 Merian
    48458 Merian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1991 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.- External links :*...

    , a minor planet named after Matthäus Merian
  • RV Maria S. Merian
    RV Maria S. Merian
    thumb|right|300px|RV Maria S. MerianRV Maria S. Merian is Germany's most modern research vessel, named after the naturalist and illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian...

     (launched 2005), a German research vessel

See also

  • Meriam (disambiguation)
  • Marian (disambiguation)
  • Meridian (disambiguation)
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