Georg Merz (optician)
Georg Merz (born January 26, 1793 in Bichl near Benediktbeuern , † January 12, 1867 in Munich ) was a German optician .
Merz attended school and helped his father in agriculture . After Joseph von Utzschneider built a factory for the production of flint glass and crown glass , Merz joined the company as a worker in 1808. Joseph von Fraunhofer recognized the great talent of Merz, who taught himself optics and mathematics in his free time in self-study . He then became a works foreman in 1826. In 1839 he bought the institute together with Joseph Mahler and among other things completed the Königsberg heliometer begun by Fraunhofer .
In 1851 Merz was the only German exhibitor at the World Exhibition in Paris.
G. & S. Merz GmbH existed until 1932. In the almost 100 years of its existence, the company built numerous refractors, microscopes, handheld telescopes, micrometers, spectroscopes and consumer optics (glasses, magnifying glasses, etc.).
tomb
The grave of Georg Merz is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (grave field church - church St. Stefan - place north wall outside the cemetery) location .
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Merz, Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 480-482.
- Carl Preyß: Merz, Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , pp. 199 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Museum of Optical Instruments: Microscopes : Medium microscope by Georg and Sigmund Merz
- S. Merz: Brief outline of Georg Merz's life. Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 70 (1868), p. 361
- The estate in the Bavarian State Library
- Company history of G. & S. Merz in Munich (1838-1932)
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SURNAME | Merz, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German optician and astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1793 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bichl near Benediktbeuern |
DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1867 |
Place of death | Munich |