Georg Merz (optician)

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Refractor Merz 160/1790, G. & S. Merz, Munich. Artur Kraus' observatory in Pardubice , between 1912 and 1930. Now in Úpice observatory .

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.).

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Grave of Georg Merz on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

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 .

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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