1593 - 1650
Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthäus Merian has received more than 152,993 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Matthäus Merian is the 444th most popular painter (down from 372nd in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swiss Painter.
Matthäus Merian is most famous for his engravings of insects and plants.
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Among painters, Matthäus Merian ranks 444 out of 1,421. Before him are Suzuki Harunobu, Hubert Robert, Raoul Hausmann, Aelbert Cuyp, Giovanni Boldini, and Enrique Simonet. After him are Shitao, Edmund Leighton, Jacopo de' Barbari, Mikhail Vrubel, Jean Clouet, and Hendrick ter Brugghen.
1725 - 1770
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 438
1733 - 1808
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 439
1886 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 440
1620 - 1691
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 441
1842 - 1931
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 442
1866 - 1927
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 443
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 444
1642 - 1707
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 445
1852 - 1922
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 446
1460 - 1516
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 447
1856 - 1910
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 448
1480 - 1541
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 449
1588 - 1629
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 450
Among people born in 1593, Matthäus Merian ranks 6. Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Mumtaz Mahal, and Toyotomi Hideyori. After him are George I Rákóczi, Nicolaes Tulp, Balthasar van der Ast, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Anthony van Diemen, and George Herbert. Among people deceased in 1650, Matthäus Merian ranks 5. Before him are René Descartes, William II, Prince of Orange, Dorgon, and Tukaram. After him are Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Christoph Scheiner, Bernhardus Varenius, Catalina de Erauso, Claude Favre de Vaugelas, İbrahim Peçevi, and Jean Rotrou.
1593 - 1653
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 1
1593 - 1652
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 2
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 3
1593 - 1631
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
1593 - 1615
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 5
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 6
1593 - 1648
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 7
1593 - 1674
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 8
1593 - 1657
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
1593 - 1629
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 10
1593 - 1645
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
1593 - 1633
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 12
1596 - 1650
HPI: 90.95
Rank: 1
1626 - 1650
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2
1612 - 1650
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 3
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 4
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 5
1594 - 1650
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
1575 - 1650
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 7
1622 - 1650
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 8
1592 - 1650
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 9
1585 - 1650
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 10
1574 - 1650
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 11
1609 - 1650
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 12
Among people born in Switzerland, Matthäus Merian ranks 122 out of 876. Before him are Paul Guldin (1577), Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Sigismond Thalberg (1812), Jacob Sprenger (1435), and Mario Adorf (1930). After him are Carla Del Ponte (1947), Marthe Keller (1945), Blaise Cendrars (1887), Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908), Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi (1773), and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878).
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 116
1702 - 1789
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 117
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 118
1812 - 1871
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 119
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 120
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 121
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 122
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 123
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 124
1887 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 125
1908 - 1942
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 126
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 127
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 128
Among painters born in Switzerland, Matthäus Merian ranks 12. Before him are H. R. Giger (1940), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), Félix Vallotton (1865), Bernardino Luini (1475), Albert Anker (1831), and Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702). After him are Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889), Théophile Steinlen (1859), Charles Gleyre (1806), Jost Amman (1539), Eugène Grasset (1845), and Anton Graff (1736).
1940 - 2014
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
1853 - 1918
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 7
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 8
1475 - 1532
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 9
1831 - 1910
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 10
1702 - 1789
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 11
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 12
1889 - 1943
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 13
1859 - 1923
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 14
1806 - 1874
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 15
1539 - 1591
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 16
1845 - 1917
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 17
1736 - 1813
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 18