Merian may refer to
People with the surname
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Merian family, Swiss patrician family from Basel
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Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
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Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss painter
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator
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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
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Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier
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Merian C. Cooper (1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of ''King Kong''
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Charles Merian Cooper (1856–1923), American congressman from Florida
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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 admi ...
(born Leon Megerdichian) (1923-2007), American jazz trumpeter
Other
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''Merian'' (magazine), a German travel magazine
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Plan de Mérian, a map of Paris, France created in 1615
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Villa Merian, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland
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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 (185 ...
, a non-profit-making public utility institution in Basel, Switzerland
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48458 Merian, a minor planet named after Matthäus Merian
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RV ''Maria S. Merian'' (launched 2005), a German research vessel
See also
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Meriam (disambiguation)
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Marian (disambiguation)
Marian may refer to:
People
* Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia
* Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name
* Marian (surname), a list of people so named
Places
*Marian, Iran (disambiguation)
* Marian, Queenslan ...
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Meridian (disambiguation)
Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to
Science
* Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
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Swiss-German surnames