De Bry

de Bry is the name of a Calvinist family from Liège (in today's Belgium ) who changed their place of residence several times because of their beliefs (Liège-Strasbourg-Liège-Strasbourg-Frankfurt-Oppenheim-Frankfurt).

Known Members:

Thiry de Bry, the Elder (*; † 1528), goldsmith in Liège
- Thiry de Bry, the Younger (* 1495; † 1590), goldsmith in Liège ⚭ 1524 Catherine le Blavier (daughter of Conrad le Blavier de Jemeppe)
  - Theodor de Bry (* 1528 in Liège; † 1598 in Frankfurt) goldsmith, engraver and publisher;
    1.⚭ Catherine Esslinger (*?; † <1570)
    2.⚭ 28 February 1570 Katharina Rötlinger (daughter of the goldsmith Hans Rötlinger)
    - Johann Theodor de Bry (* 1561 in Liège; † 1623) engraver and publisher;
      worked in Frankfurt and Oppenheim. In 1616 he accepted Matthäus Merian into his business, who became his son-in-law the following year.
      - Maria Magdalena de Bry ⚭ February 1617 first wife of the Basel engraver Matthäus Merian .
      - Magarethe Elisabeth de Bry ⚭ March 1623 Johann Ammon († 1656 in Heidelberg) publisher and bookseller; After the death of his father-in-law Johann Theodor de Bry continued his publishing company; 6 children including
        Clemens Ammon (* 1627) engraver, printer and publisher in Frankfurt and Heidelberg
    - Johann Israel de Bry (* 1565 in Strasbourg, † 1609 in Frankfurt) publisher, engraver, (brother of Johann Theodor de Bry ); worked in Frankfurt.
      - Lucas Jennis ; Engraver, publisher in Oppenheim (stepson of Johann Israel de Bry ) ⚭ sister of the Calvinist painter and engraver Joachim Sandrart .
    - Jean-Jacques de Bry (* 1566 in Strasbourg; †?)

literature

Wilhelm Stricker: Bry, de . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 457 f. (De Bry family item)
Josef Benzing: Ammon, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 255 ( digitized version ).
Josef Benzing: Ammon, Johann Wilhelm. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 255 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Literature by and about De Bry in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Josef Benzing: Ammon, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 255 ( digitized version ).
^ Josef Benzing: Family article Ammon in the NDB Volume 1, p. 255
^ Wilhelm Stricker: Bry, de . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 457 f. (Classification of Clemens Ammon in the genealogy of the de Bry family is not in line with the NDB and is also not very credible from the biographical data.)

[1] Josef Benzing: Ammon, Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 255 ( digitized version ).

[2] Josef Benzing: Family article Ammon in the NDB Volume 1, p. 255

[3] Wilhelm Stricker: Bry, de . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 457 f. (Classification of Clemens Ammon in the genealogy of the de Bry family is not in line with the NDB and is also not very credible from the biographical data.)