September 25, 1593
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: SIKART
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Matthäus Merian
Matthäus Merian has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 22, 1593 in Basel, Switzerland.
Born
September 22, 1593
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: June 19, 1650
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
- Birthplace
- Basel, Switzerland
- Professions
- painter, illustrator, cartographer, copper engraver, graphic artist, visual artist, publisher, printmaker
- Citizenship
- Switzerland, Holy Roman Empire
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: September 22, 1593 (museabrugge.be; SNAC; Internet Speculative Fiction Database; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Benezit Dictionary of Artists; RKDartists; Integrated Authority File; Salzburgwiki; Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers) or September 25, 1593 (SIKART).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
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Family
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- museabrugge.be
- SNAC
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- RKDartists
- Integrated Authority File
- Salzburgwiki
- Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record
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Where was Matthäus Merian born?
Matthäus Merian was born in Basel, Switzerland.