Johann Heinrich Meidinger
Johann Heinrich Meidinger (born November 13, 1792 in Frankfurt am Main ; † May 21, 1867 there ) was a businessman, geographer and travel writer.
Johann Valentin Meidinger's son was trained as a businessman in his hometown and then in Aachen, Paris and London.
He traveled through France in 1813-1815 and England in 1815-1817 and in 1820.
He then studied geography and statistics in his free time.
Like his brother Johann Valentin, he advocated liberal democratic politics in March.
Publications
- Letters from a trip to England, Scotland and Ireland in 1820 ; Stuttgart 1821
- Travels through Great Britain and Ireland, excellent in topographical, commercial and statistical respects: the latest handbook for travelers through the 3 united kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland ; 2 volumes, FfM, 1828
- Frankfurt's non-profit institutions: A historical-statistical representation of the benevolent foundations, grants, widows, etc. Orphan, auxiliary and savings banks, associations, schools etc. together with a historical overview of the periodicals and local papers published in this city from the oldest to the present time ; FfM, 1845 and 1856
- Comparative etymological dictionary of Gothic-Teutonic dialects ; 1833
- The German tribes: illuminated geographically and historically; with special consideration of the language ; 1833
- England And Wales In Geognostic And Hydrographic Relation ; 1844
- To the statistics of Frankfurt: Housing places, population, Brod- u. Meat consumption, trade and the poor ... ; 1848
- The British Empire in Europe: statistical representation of its development, especially under the current administrative system. (Comparing the United States) ; 1851
- The German rivers in their traffic and trade relations with statistical overviews ; 1853
- Canada's rapid flourishing especially as an arable state and its importance to emigrants in terms of work, land acquisition, healthy climate and civil liberty ; 1858
- Germany's iron and hard coal production in modern times: a geographical-statistical overview ; 1857
- The British Colonies in Australia in their current development: with a sketch map of Australia and New Zealand ; 1860
- The South African colonies of England, and the Free States of the Dutch Boeren, in their newest states ; 1861
literature
- Wilhelm Stricker: Meidinger, Johann Valentin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 189.
- Franz Lerner: Meidinger. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 638 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- http://papinga.bis.uni-oldenburg.de/bisverlag/soerei96/kap11.pdf
- Meidinger, Johann Heinrich. Hessian biography. (As of February 14, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Meidinger, Johann Heinrich in the Frankfurt dictionary of persons
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meidinger, Johann Heinrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meidinger, Heinrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, geographer and travel writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1792 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1867 |
Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |