Merz

Merz stands for:

Merz Academy , University of Design, Art and Media in Stuttgart
Merz (term of art) , the art style of the Dadaist, action artist and painter Kurt Schwitters
Merz-Werke Gebr. Merz, Frankfurt-Rödelheim; Founded as a metal goods factory, today only active in real estate management
Merz Pharma , a company of the Merz Group
Merz (Ragow-Merz) , part of the municipality of Ragow-Merz in the Oder-Spree district of Brandenburg
Merz school , grammar school, elementary school and kindergarten in Stuttgart
Merz (magazine) , magazine published by Kurt Schwitters

Merz & Krell , former name of Senator (stationery) , a company of the Merz Group

Merz von Kriftel , Nassau primal nobility; see Merze von Kriftel

Merz von Quirnheim , Kurmainz noble family

Merz Peninsula in Palmerland, Antarctica

Merz is the family name of the following people:

A.

Adolf Merz (1903–1987), German politician (SPD)
Albert Merz (Christadelphian) (1911–1941), German Christadelphian and conscientious objector; see Christadelphian # Christadelphians during National Socialism
Albert Merz (* 1942), Swiss artist and draftsman
Albert Merz von Quirnheim (1774–1857), officer and commander in the royal Bavarian army
Albrecht Leo Merz (1884–1967), German school founder
Alfred Merz (1880–1925), Austrian-German oceanographer
Alois Merz (1727–1792), German Jesuit
Alois Merz (painter) ( Ali Merz ; * 1952), Austrian painter
Andreas Merz (* 1985), Swiss handball player
Andreas Merz-Raykov (* 1980), German theater director
Anna Merz (1931–2013), British animal rights activist
Annette Merz (* 1965), German theologian

B.

Bernd Merz (* 1956), German pastor and media manager
Bernhard Merz (painter) (1893–1969), Swiss painter
Bernhard Merz (biologist) , Swiss entomologist
Birgit Jeggle-Merz (* 1960), German liturgical scholar
Blanche Merz (1919–2002), Swiss civil engineer, politician and geobiologist

C.

Carl Merz ( Carl Czell ; 1906–1979), Austrian cabaret artist and writer
Carl Anton Merz (1831–1898), German businessman and politician
Charles Merz (1893–1977), American journalist and author
Charles Hesterman Merz (1874–1940), British electrical engineer and entrepreneur

E.

Emil Merz (1856–1904), German engineer and industrialist
Ernst Merz (1921–1996), German politician (CDU)

F.

Ferdinand Merz (1924–1997), German psychologist
Florian Merz (* 1967), German conductor
Franz Merz (1927–1993), German lawyer and judge
Friederike Merz (* 1987), German jazz musician
Friedrich Merz (entrepreneur) (1884–1979), German entrepreneur
Friedrich Merz (* 1955), German politician (CDU)
Fritz Merz (? –1954), German entrepreneur
Fritz Merz , pseudonym of Fritz Belleville (1903-1994), German political activist

G

Gabriel Merz (* 1971), German actor

Georg Merz (optician) (1793–1867), German astronomer and optician

Georg Merz (theologian) (1892–1959), German Evangelical Lutheran theologian

Georg Heinrich von Merz (1816–1893), German prelate and general superintendent of Reutlingen

Gerd Jürgen Merz , real name of Christopher Stahl (1944–2018), German economist and writer

Gerhard Merz (author) (* 1945), German novelist
Gerhard Merz (mercenary) (1947–2004), German-Israeli arms dealer and mercenary
Gerhard Merz (artist) (* 1947), German artist and university professor
Gerhard Merz (politician) (* 1952), German politician (SPD)
Günter Merz (1955–2003), German artist

H

Hans Merz (lawyer) (1907–1995), Swiss lawyer and university professor
Hans Merz (architect) (1908–1993), Swiss architect
Hans Merz (designer) (1921–1987), German designer and art lecturer
Hans-Günter Merz (* 1947), German architect
Hans-Rudolf Merz (* 1942), Swiss politician (FDP)
Heiner Merz (* 1963), German politician (AfD), MdL
Heinrich Merz (1806–1875), Swiss engraver
Heinrich von Merz (1816–1893), German Protestant theologian
Hermann Merz (* 1958), German engineer and university professor
Horst Merz (1891–1979), German pilot
Horst Maria Merz (* 1958), German pianist, composer and actor

I.

Ivan Merz (1896–1928), Croatian philosopher, layperson and supporter of the Catholic Church

J

Jacob Merz (1783–1807), Swiss painter and engraver
Jakob Merz (1874–1922), Swiss civil servant and counselor
Jarreth Merz (* 1970), Swiss actor and director
Joachim Merz (* 1948), German economist and university professor
Johann Merz von Quirnheim (1652–1718 / 1728), German nobleman, lawyer and diplomat
Johann Anton Friedrich Merz (1803–1867), German merchant and textile entrepreneur
Johann Georg Merz (1761–1830), Swiss textile entrepreneur, mayor and member of the small council
Johann Jakob Merz († 1765), Swiss portrait painter
Johann Ludwig Merz (1772–1851), Swiss colonel, entrepreneur and cartographer
Johann Peter Merz (1791–1874), German priest
Johannes Merz (poet) (1776–1840), Swiss dialect poet
Johannes von Merz (1857–1929), German Protestant theologian and church president
Johannes Merz (* 1983), German actor
Johannes Merz (historian) (* 1964), German historian
Josef Merz (1911–1997), Sudeten German cellist, see also Koeckert Quartet
Joseph Anton Merz (1681–1750), German painter
Julius Merz (1903 – after 1944), German politician (NSDAP)
Julius Wilhelm Merz (pseudonym Eduard Waldau ; 1810–1863), German book and art dealer and writer

K

Karl Merz (composer) (1836–1890), American composer
Karl Merz (sculptor) (1869–1950), German sculptor
Karl Merz (painter) (1890–1970), German painter
Karl Merz (soccer player) (1912 – after 1944), German soccer player
Karl Merz (politician) (* 1921), German politician (CDU)
Karl Spruner von Merz (1803-1892), German general, cartographer and writer
Karl Albert Merz von Quirnheim (1774–1857), officer and commander in the royal Bavarian army
Karl Joseph Merz von Quirnheim (1747–1802), imperial baron and last owner of the barons of Bosweiler and Quirnheim
Karl-Heinz Merz , German actor and news anchor
Kim Merz (* 1953), German musician
Klaus Merz (* 1945), Swiss writer
Konrad Merz (1908–1999), German writer
Konstantin Merz (1856–1915), German doctor and politician
Kurt Walter Merz (1900–1967), German pharmacist

L.

Leonhard Merz (* before 1450–1507), Swiss mayor
Leonhardus Merz (approx. 1430 – approx. 1498), German organ builder; see Leonhard Mertz
Lorenz Merz (* 1981), Swiss cameraman and film director
Ludwig Merz (geographer) (1817–1858), German geographer, optician and glass manufacturer
Ludwig Merz (cartographer) (1817–1881), Swiss entrepreneur, councilor and cartographer
Ludwig Merz (electrical engineer) (1905–1992), German electrical engineer
Ludwig Merz (local history researcher) (1908–2003), German teacher and local history researcher
Ludwig Merz (soccer player) (* 1923), German soccer player

M.

Mario Merz (1925–2003), Italian artist
Marisa Merz (1926–2019), Italian installation artist and painter
Martin Merz (~ 1425–1501), German mathematician and gunsmith
Martina Merz (* 1963), German manager, CEO of Thyssenkrupp AG
Matthias Merz (* 1984), Swiss orienteer
Max Merz (* 1994), German basketball player
Meta Merz (1965–1989), Austrian writer
Michael Merz (computer scientist) (* 1964), German computer scientist
Michael Merz (economist) (* 1972), German economist
Michaela Merz (* 1960), German software developer and entrepreneur

N

Nelly Merz (1876–1968), German singer (soprano)

O

Oskar Merz (1830–1904), German-Austrian architect
Oswald Friedrich Wilhelm Merz (1889-1946), German politician (SPD)
Otto Merz (1889–1933), German racing car driver
Otto Merz , pseudonym of Martin Raschke (1905–1943), German writer and publicist
Otto Merz (cameraman) (1908 – after 1972), German cameraman

P

Paul Merz (? –1914), German entrepreneur
Patricia Merz (* 1993), Swiss rower
Peter Merz (* 1968), Swiss professional officer
Peter Merz (business IT specialist) (* 1970), German business IT specialist and university professor
Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz (* 1953), Swiss sociologist and philosopher

Q

Quirin Merz von Quirnheim (also Quirinus Merz von Quirnheim ; † 1695), Electorate Mainz (German) lawyer, diplomat and politician

R.

Richard Merz (architect) (1885–1970), German architect
Richard Merz (dentist) (1898–1990), German dentist, President of the Baden-Württemberg State Dental Association 1960–1968
Richard Merz (1936–2015), Swiss dance critic
Robert Merz (1887–1914), Austrian football player
Robert Merz (basketball player) (* 2000), German basketball player
Rochus Merz von Staffelfelden († 1563), Austrian civil servant
Rolf Merz (* 1965), German engineer and physicist
Rudolf Merz ( Loisl ; 1933–2006), Swiss painter and illustrator
Rudolf Traub-Merz (* 1950), German sociologist

S.

Sue Merz (* 1972), American-Swiss ice hockey player

T

Theodor Merz (1825–1895), German Protestant theologian and pastor
Thomas Merz (media educator) (* 1962), Swiss media educator and university professor
Thomas Merz (biologist) (* 1964), German biologist
Tilly Merz , German fencer
Toni Merz (1895–1966), German painter and art teacher

V

Verena Merz (1959–1990), Swiss painter
Victor Merz (1839–1904), Swiss chemist

W.

Walter Merz (lawyer) (1868–1937), Swiss lawyer, judge and historian
Walter Merz (architect) (1897–1963), German architect and construction officer
Walter Merz (fireworks) (1906–1978), German fireworks and author
Walther Merz (1868–1938), Swiss lawyer and historian
Werner Merz (1905–2006), Swiss surgeon
Wilhelm Merz (1849–1922), German engineer, cement pioneer and social reformer
Wilhelm Merz (General) (1889–1958), German major general
Wilhelm Merz (mathematician) (* 1958), German mathematician and university professor
William Merz (1878–1946), American gymnast and track and field athlete
Wolfgang Merz (biochemist) (* 1940), German biochemist and university professor
Wolfgang Merz (Manager) (* 1953), German computer scientist and manager

MERZ is an abbreviation for:

Marine Rescue Center, container-supported rescue center of the German Navy

See also: