Johann Jakob Merlo

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Johann Jakob Merlo

Johann Jakob Merlo (in older publications also Jacob ) (born October 25, 1810 in Cologne ; † October 27, 1890 ibid) was a German local researcher, collector and poet.

Life

After the early death of his father, Johann Jakob Merlo dropped out of school and began an apprenticeship as a businessman and after his mother's death in 1831 he also withdrew from this activity and lived off his inherited fortune as a private scholar. As an autodidact and from only a modest school education, he achieved a high level of education through diligence and discipline .

His services to the development of Cologne's art history can be seen above all in securing the source material, which has not yet been fully developed . His work, Messages from the Life and Works of Cologne Artists , published between 1850/52, created the basis for a coherent presentation of the art history of his city. In 1850 King Friedrich Wilhelm IV awarded him the gold medal for art and science in recognition of his services .

Grave in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne

Merlo, who also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bonn in 1890 , was also known for his collection of old engravings, as well as old city views and plans. He also published works on historical Cologne buildings, for example his descriptions of the Gürzenich , and their tasks and significance, such as his research on “The issue book of the Wednesday rent chamber in Cologne.” Another area of ​​interest was the history of the Cologne booksellers and Book printer. He bequeathed his legacy with books, 1000 graphic sheets and portrait collections to the Historical Museum in Cologne. Johann Jakob Merlo was buried in the Melaten cemetery (lit. G).

The city named the “Merlostrasse” in the northern city on Reichenspergerplatz after him.

Publications (selection)

  • News of the life and works of Cologne artists. Heberle, Cologne 1850.
    • New edition: Cologne artists in old and new times. Johann Jacob Merlos revised and expanded news of the life and works of Cologne artists. Edited by. Eduard Firmenich-Richartz , composed of Hermann Keussen (= . Publications of the Society for History class Rheinische Band 9). Schwann, Düsseldorf 1895 archive.org ; Unchanged reprint B. de Graaf, Nieuwkoop 1966.
  • House Gürzenich in Cologne, its hall and its festivals. According to the documents . In: Annals of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine 43, 1885, pp. 1-79.
  • On the history of the Cologne theater in the 18th and 19th centuries . In: Annals of the historical association for the Lower Rhine, in particular the old archdiocese of Cologne 50, 1890, pp. 145–219.
  • Ulrich Zell . Cologne's first printer . Edited by Otto Zaretzky from the manuscript that was left behind. Cologne 1900. (Digitized edition under: urn : nbn: de: s2w-3600 )

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Jakob Merlo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Johann Jakob Merlo  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Eduard Prüssen (linocuts), Werner Schäfke and Günter Henne (texts): Cologne heads . 1st edition. University and City Library, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-931596-53-8 , pp. 84 .
  2. ^ The edition book of the Wednesday Rent Chamber in Cologne for the years 1370-1380. In: Annals of the historical association for the Lower Rhine 39, 1883, pp. 141–153; s. Carl Dietmar: Die Chronik Kölns , Chronik Verlag, Dortmund 1991, ISBN 3-611-00193-7 , p. 278.
  3. ^ Gerhard Dietrich: Museum of Applied Arts Cologne - Chronicle 1888 - 1988 . City of Cologne (ed.), Cologne 1988, p. 31
  4. ^ Josef Abt, Johann Ralf Beines, Celia body-Leupold: Melaten cemetery: Cologne graves and history . Cologne 1997, Greven Verlag, ISBN 3-7743-0305-3 , p. 203
personal data
SURNAME Merlo, Johann Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Merlo, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local historian, collector and poet
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1890
Place of death Cologne