Christoph Merian (born 22 January 1800 in Basel; † 22 August 1858 Brüglingen bei Basel) was a banker and businessman. He was the son of Christoph Merian senior (1769–1849) and Valeria Hoffmann (1773–1834) and married in 1824 to Margarethe Burckhardt (1806–1886) from Basel.
He was the owner of a large estate, agriculturist and rentier. He was one of the richest Swiss men of that time. He was honorary citizen of Münchenstein (1854) and the canton of Basel-Country (1855). and the founder of the Christoph Merian Stiftung.
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