Johann Heinrich Meidinger

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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

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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