Matthäus Merian the Elder
Swiss engraver
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Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family. Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1593, Basel, Switzerland
Died: June 19, 1650 (age 56 years), Bad Schwalbach, Germany
Spouse: Johanna Catharina Sibylla (m. 1646–1650) and Maria Magdalena de Bry (m. 1617–1645)
Period: Baroque
Grandchildren: Dorothea Maria Graff, Johanna Helena Herolt, and Johann Matthäus von Merian
Children: Caspar Merian, Matthäus Merian the Younger, Maria Sibylla Merian, and more
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