Hendrik Engel's Alphabetical List Dutch Zoological Cabinets ... - DWC

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rian, (a poem); Gertrud Lendorf 1955: Maria Sybilla Merian (Basel); J.E. van
der Laan: De wisselende gedaante. Facetten van M.S. Merian (Zutphen). Van
Someren nr. 3600-3602.
1021+, MERKELBEEK (Prov. Limburg) -
The Rev. P, Benedictines of Merkelbeek took their bird-collection with them
when they moved to Vaals in the years between 1960 and 1970. It has been
used in writing an article on birds in Limburg. The collection has disappeared
since then. Hens 1924, p. 7; 1964-'65, p. 16; and personal information.
1025. MESSEDALAAR (MESSEDALER) - Druggist at Rotterdrun.
Anon. 1767, p. 327 speaks of a cabinet of shells of "M. Messedalaar, apothicair
a Rotterdam", Argenville 1780, p. 338. Jutting 1939, p. 230, 237.
1026. METEREN, Emanuel van - 9 June 1535 Antwerp - 8 April 1612 London,
Merchant. In 1550 he left for England, together with his father, the printer
Jacob C, van Meteren. When visiting Antwerp in 1575 he was imprisoned but
was released and could return to England. In London he was appointed Consul
for the Dutch merchants.
He possessed a cabinet of curiosities and shells. Van der Aa XII, p. 705-
708; NNBW VII, col. 868-870. L. Brummel 1972: Twee ballingen 's Lands ti.jdens
onze opstand tegen Spanje Hugo Blotius (1535-1608) en Emanuel van Meteren
(1535-1612) ('s-Gravenhage, Nijhoff).
1027. METZ, Evert - See Blauw-Jan.
1028. MEULEN, van der - Arnhern.
He bought 2 mammals and 35 birds on the auction van Lidth de Jeude, cf. Boeseman
1970, p. 194; van der Meulen or Vermeulen.
1029. MEULEN, Greelt Sybrandi Anton van der - ca. 1833 - 14 Aug. 1970 Amsterdam.
Lepidopterologist.
Possessed much material from his friend Knoop (q.v.) at Almelo, who did not
possess a collection himself. Lempke 1936, p. 239; B.J. Lempke 1970, in: Entom.
Ber. XXX, p. 209-210 (necrol.).
1030, MEULEN, Jan ter - 27 March 1873 Amsterdam - 19 Febr. 1945 Amsterdam.
Director in chief of the "Nederlandsche Lloyd" Insurance Company.
Together with Max Bartels (q.v.), who was employee of the Ned. Lloyd office,
he founded the Bartels-ter Meulen collection of European animals, esp.
bi.rds, stuffed by Max Bartels. Later on this collection was enriched with
animals from the Dutch East Indies. The collection was bequeathed to the
Zool. Mus. Amsterdam, An inventory list (1925) is in the RMNH. Snouckaert
1907, p. 46: De vogelcollectie J. ter Meulen Jr. en M. Bartels te Amsterdam;
Brouwer 1954, p. 176.
1031. MEDLEN, Willem van der - A wealthy merchant, Amsterdam.