Johann Friedrich von Meyer (12 September 1772 – 28 January 1849) was a German translator, politician, and senator of

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, who published a translation of the

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in 1819 (''Die heilige Schrift in berichtigter Übersetzung mit kurzen Anmerkungen''; 2nd edition, 1823; 3rd edition, 1855). He studied law at the

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and attended lectures on philosophy and natural sciences at

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. In 1799 he became a trainee at the

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, and in 1807 was appointed to the Stadtgerichtsrat (city court council) in Frankfurt. On three separate occasions he served as ''alteren bürgermeister'' (senior mayor), and from 1837 was a representative of the four ''Freien Städte'' ( Free Cities) to the

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.Meyer, Johann Friedrich von
Hessian Biography In 1816 he founded the Frankfurt Bible Society.

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1772 births 1849 deaths University of Göttingen alumni German translators Politicians from Frankfurt Translators of the Bible into German Theosophy Burials at Frankfurt Main Cemetery German male non-fiction writers {{Germany-translator-stub