Von Meyer is a German surname. Notable people sharing this surname include:
- von Meyer, Christian Erich Hermann (1801–1869), German palaeontologist, see m:de:Hermann von Meyer
- von Meyer, Gustav Ritter (1834-1909), Bavarian politician, see m:de:Gustav Ritter von Meyer
- von Meyer, Carl Anton (1795-1855), Russian botanist and explorer
Famous quotes containing the words von and/or meyer:
“We said that the history of mankind depicts man; in the same way one can maintain that the history of science is science itself.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“It is not more people that are needed in the world but better people, physically, morally and mentally. This question of raising the quality of our American population must also be taken into account in the question of immigration.”
—Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)