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Merian family Merian is a 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 represented in the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt ...

, 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 Wittenbe ...

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 naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to observe insects directly. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Meri ...

(1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator *

Johann Bernhard Merian Johann Bernhard Merian or Jean-Bernard Mérian (28 September 1723, Liestal – 12 February 1807, Berlin) was a Swiss philosopher active in the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Merian studied at the University of Basle, gaining his doctora ...

(1723–1807), Swiss philosopher * Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier *

Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker and Academy Award winner, as well as a former aviator who served as an officer in the United States Air Force and Polish Air Force. In film, he is credited a ...

(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 as a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1893 until 1897. Early life and education Cooper was born on January 16, 1856, in ...

(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, 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 canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Geographical location The geographical area Brüglingen is a plane region that lies alon ...

, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland *

Christoph Merian Stiftung Christoph Merian (22 January 1800 – 22 August 1858) was a banker and businessman. He was the owner of a large estate, agriculturist and rentier. He was one of the richest Swiss men of that time. He was an honorary citizen of Münchenstein (1854 ...

, 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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