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Peter Merian

Swiss geologist and politician (1795-1883)
Person human Q2077023

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
December 20, 1795
Date of death
February 8, 1883
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[14]
Occupation
geologist, politician, university teacher, paleontologist, physicist, naturalist[15]
Employer
University of Basel[17]
Position held
rector of the University of Basel[16]
Educated at
University of Göttingen[18]
Religion or worldview
reformed[23]
Award received
honorary doctor of the University of Vienna[19]
Father
Johann Rudolf Merian[11]
Child
Cäcilia Stehlin-Merian, Rudolf Merian[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Neue Deutsche Biographie[28][29][30][31]
Family name
Merian[25]
Given name
Peter[26]
Interested in
geology[33]
Member of
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[20][21][22]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[27]
P14397
3298[35]
Place of burial
Wolfgottesacker[10]
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Writing language
German[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Merian en Peter Merian-Thurneysen fr P. Merian zh 彼得·梅里安
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000014019002
VIAF cluster ID
45065971
GND ID
116892048
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Escher Merian Heer.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00617988
DDB person (GND) ID
116892048
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116892048
FactGrid item ID
Bram van Polen
Freebase ID
/m/0sxcf9r
Geni.com profile ID
6000000049171236948
HDS ID
007175
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
41207
Show all 24 identifiers +12
IdRef ID
148646085
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116892048
Leopoldina member ID (new)
peter-merian-thurneysen
Museo Galileo authority ID
12714
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
216394317
Open Library ID
OL5785778A
Portrait Archive ID
264035
Prabook ID
1952718
Scopus author ID
56945377700
Symogih.org ID
Actr55324
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMjD9HCMgJHrmtphcHG3
ZOBODAT person ID
114484

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, geologist, paleontologist, university teacher
Member of 3
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Award received 1
honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
University of Göttingen
Employer 1
University of Basel
FactGrid item ID 1
Bram van Polen
Given name 1
Peter
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
geology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

Peter Merian was born on December 20, 1795[1], in Basel[2]. He died on February 8, 1883[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], paleontologist[8], and physicist[9].

FAQs

Where was Peter Merian born?

Peter Merian's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Peter Merian die?

Peter Merian passed away in Basel[4].

Who were Peter Merian's parents?

Peter Merian's father was Johann Rudolf Merian[11].

What did Peter Merian do for work?

Peter Merian worked as a geologist[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], paleontologist[8], and physicist[9].

Where did Peter Merian go to school?

Peter Merian was educated at University of Göttingen[18].

What awards did Peter Merian receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the University of Vienna[19].

Related Entities

geology Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Peter Merian. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . geschichte.univie.ac.at. geschichte.univie.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Cäcilia Stehlin-Merian, Rudolf Merian
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64331|batch #64331]]: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64168|batch #64168]]: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63393|batch #63393]]: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  4. 16d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland ([[Wikidata:R"
  5. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 3298
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14397: 3298, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258229|batch #258229]]"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → geologist, politician, university teacher +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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