Friedrich Everhard von Mering

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Friedrich Everhard von Mering (lithograph by Erich Correns , 1843)

Friedrich Everhard von Mering (born March 17, 1799 in Cologne ; † September 29, 1861 there ) was a German historian . He grew up in Haus zur Mühlen .

Life

Friedrich Everhard was the son of the art collector and baron Everhard Oswald von Mering († 1820) and his wife Elisabeth von Wecus, who was the daughter of a Cologne banker and councilor. After the death of his father, he inherited a fortune, but could not begin studying.

He collected "manuscripts, documents, occasional writings, books, historical material of all kinds" and published a series of works on the history of the Rhenish provinces that were received by other scholars. In recognition of his services, the Royal University of Munich awarded him a doctorate and King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia awarded him the gold medal for art and science .

Works (selection)

  • History of the castles, manors, abbeys and monasteries in the Rhineland and the provinces of Jülich, Cleve, Berg and Westphalen , 12 volumes, 1833–1861
  • The Peterskirche and Caecilienkirche in Cöln am Rhein , 1834 ( digitized )
  • On the history of the city of Cologne am Rhein: From its foundation to the present , 4 volumes, 1838–1839 (together with Ludwig Reischert)
  • Clemens August, Duke of Baiern, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. Biographical attempt , 1851 ( digitized version )
  • The Imperial Counts of Hohenzollern in their relations with the city and arch-diocese of Cologne , Lengfeld, Cologne 1859 ( digitized version )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Jakob Merlo: Mering, Friedrich Everhard Freiherr von . In: Historical commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie . tape 21 , 1885, p. 431-432 ( digital full-text edition in Wikisource, version of October 31, 2018, 8:10 p.m. UTC ).
  2. ↑ On the history of the city of Cologne on the Rhine: From its foundation to the present, Fried. Ev. von Mering and Ludwig Reichert, Cologne 1840, In: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek digital
personal data
SURNAME Mering, Friedrich Everhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1861
Place of death Cologne