Merian Explained

Merian may refer to

People with the surname

• Merian family, Swiss patrician family from Basel
• Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
• Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss painter
• Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator
• Johann Bernhard Merian (1723–1807), Swiss philosopher
• Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier
• Merian C. Cooper (1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of King Kong
• Charles Merian Cooper (1856–1923), American congressman from Florida
• Leon Merian (born Leon Megerdichian) (1923-2007), American jazz trumpeter

Other

• Merian (magazine), a German travel magazine
• Plan de Mérian, a map of Paris, France created in 1615
• Villa Merian, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland
• Christoph Merian Stiftung, 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

See also

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