Peter H. Meurer
Peter H. Meurer (born April 10, 1951 in Horst ; † March 11, 2020 ) was a German cartography historian.
Life
Peter Heinrich Meurer was born in Horst. He received his first training at the local elementary school and from 1961 he attended the humanistic district high school in Heinsberg , where he graduated from high school in 1971. From 1972 to 1977 he completed a master’s degree at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen , majoring in geography and history of architecture, and from 1981 he studied history of science at the University of Bonn . On July 10, 1991, Peter H. Meurer received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin with his thesis Fontes Cartographici Orteliani .
In 1985 he was awarded the Rheinlandtaler for his voluntary work in local research, which is awarded to people who have made a special contribution to the cultural development of the Rhineland .
Fonts (selection)
The directory of his more than 200 publications will be published together with an obituary in issue 61 (2020) of the specialist card history journal Cartographica Helvetica .
- The fortress book of Nicolas Person : important fortresses in Europe at the end of the 17th century . Bad Neustadt ad Saale: Dietrich Pfaehler, 1984. ISBN 3-922923-29-1
- Atlantes Colonienses: the Cologne School of Atlas Cartography: 1570-1610 . Bad Neustadt ad Saale: Dietrich Pfaehler, 1988. ISBN 3-922923-33-X
- Fontes Cartographici Orteliani. The " Theatrum Orbis Terrarum " by Abraham Ortelius and his map sources . Weinheim: VCH - Acta humaniora, 1991. ISBN 3-527-17727-2
- Corpus of the older Germania cards. An annotated catalog of the complete maps of the German area from the beginnings to around 1650. Alphen aan den Rijn: Canaletto, 2001. ISBN 90-6469-756-6
- Christian Sgrooten's manuscript atlases . Alphen aan den Rijn: Canaletto-Repro Holland, 2007. ISBN 978-90-6469-821-7
literature
- Hans-Uli Feldmann and Gunter Schilder: Peter H. Meurer April 10, 1951 - March 11, 2020. In: Newsletter 10/2020, (supplement to the trade journal for card history, issue 59, 2019).
- Hans-Uli Feldmann and Günter Schilder: Peter H. Meurer April 10, 1951 - March 11, 2020. In: Cartographica Helvetica 61, 2020, pp. 66–71 (in preparation).
- Wulf Bodenstein: Peter H. Meurer - Obituary notice
Web links
- Peter H. Meurer: Biographies . In: New German Biography (online version) . Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Peter H. Meurer: Cartography in the German Lands, 1450-1650 In: Woodward, David, ed. Cartography in the European Renaissance . Volume 3 of The History of Cartography. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007, pp. 1172-1245. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Peter H. Meurer: Christian Sgrooten : Cartographer (around 1525-1603) In: Internet portal Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Peter H. Meurer: Frans Hogenberg : copper engraver and graphic publisher in Cologne (around 1538–1590) In: Internet portal Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Peter H. Meurer: Gerhard Mercator : Kosmograph (1512-1594) In: Internet portal Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.aachen-gedenken.de/trauerbeispiel/dr-peter-h-meurer/56671878 Dr. Peter H. Meurer: Obituary notice. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Obituary for Peter H. Meurer
- ↑ Dissertation . Retrieved May 25, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meurer, Peter H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meurer, Peter Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cartography historian and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horst (Heinsberg) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 2020 |
| Place of death | Heinsberg |