What is "merian"

Merian is a German travel magazine which was founded in 1948. It is named after Matthäus Merian. The magazine is published by Jahreszeiten Verlag in Hamburg. Each issue of this monthly print publication is devoted to a specific city or region.

Merian may refer to

• Merian family, a Swiss patrician family from Basel
• Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
• Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), a 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
• 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