Johann Jakob Meyer

Swiss editor and journalist

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Johann Jakob Meyer (30 December 1798 in Zürich – 11 April 1826 in Missolonghi) was a Swiss editor and journalist.

He is best remembered as a philhellene and for his research in Greek history and culture. He also published works studying sexual activity in Ancient India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Rothpletz, Emil (1931). Der Schöfflisdorfer Philhellene Johann Jakob Meyer (1798-1826). Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Griechenbewegung in Europa während des griechischen Freiheitskrieges (1821-1829) (in German). Basel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1990). Selected basic historical sources of the Greek Revolution (in Greek). Thessaloniki. p. 550.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Fotiadis, Dimitris (1971). History of 21 (in Greek). Athens. pp. 132, 180.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)