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Merian family The Merian family is a patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician family of Basel, Switzerland. It consists of two branches (an 'elder Basel line' and a 'younger' one) who were citizens of Basel from 1498 and from 1549/1553. The family were repre ...

, Swiss patrician family from Basel *

Matthäus Merian Matthäus is a given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: ;Surname * Lothar Matthäus, (born 1961), German former football player and manager ;Given name * Matthäus Aurogallus, Professor of Hebrew at the University of Wittenberg ...

the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher * Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss painter *

Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 164713 January 1717) was a German Entomology, entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly. Merian was a desce ...

(1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator * Johann Bernhard Merian (1723–1807), Swiss philosopher *

Christoph Merian Christoph Merian (22 January 1800 – 22 August 1858) was a Swiss banker, businessman, land owner and philanthropist of the Merian family. In 1840, Merian was the largest private land owner in Switzerland and one of the richest Swiss citizens. Ea ...

(1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier *

Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and air officer. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie ''King Kong (1933 film), King Kong'', and he is credited as co-inventor of ...

(1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of ''King Kong'' *

Charles Merian Cooper Charles Merian Cooper (January 16, 1856 – November 14, 1923) was an American attorney and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1893 until 1897. Early life and education Cooper was born on January 16, 1 ...

(1856–1923), American congressman from Florida *

Leon Merian Leon Merian (17 September 1923 – 15 August 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter and teacher. Dizzy Gillespie described his playing as "one of the most beautiful sounds you'll ever hear". Merian was also a French teacher and public school admin ...

(born Leon Megerdichian) (1923-2007), American jazz trumpeter

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* ''Merian'' (magazine), a German travel magazine *

Plan de Mérian The Merian map of Paris () was created in 1615 by Matthäus Merian the Elder. It presents a bird's eye view looking east with a scale of about 1 to 7,000. The map originally consisted of two engraved plates (50 x 37 cm each) with the left ...

, a map of Paris, France created in 1615 *

Villa Merian The Villa Merian, with its English Garden, stands on the elevated plain above Brüglingen in Münchenstein, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Geographical location The geographical area Brüglingen is a plane ...

, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland *

Christoph Merian Stiftung Christoph Merian (22 January 1800 – 22 August 1858) was a Swiss banker, businessman, land owner and philanthropist of the Merian family. In 1840, Merian was the largest private land owner in Switzerland and one of the richest Swiss citizens. E ...

, a non-profit-making public utility institution in Basel, Switzerland * 48458 Merian, a minor planet named after Matthäus Merian * RV ''Maria S. Merian'' (launched 2005), a German research vessel

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