| Surname | Merian-Burckhardt | |
| First Name | Ursula | |
| Gender | female | |
| Place of birth | Basel | |
| Place of death | Basel | |
| Year of birth | 1752 | |
| Year of death | 1833 | |
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| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Basel | |
| Century | 18 / 19 | |
| Biographical information | Daughter of Anna Catharina Ritter and Peter Burckhardt (a merchant and stocking manufacturer in Basel). In 1776 she married Niklaus Merian – a City Councillor, tanner and master of Basel's Rebhaus company. Between 1777 and 1789 they had nine children (six daughters and three sons). | |
| Title | (f) Familiennotizen und Aufzeichnungen der [..., Schrift verblasst] | |
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| Period writen | 1776 to 1826 | |
| Period covered | 1776 to 1826 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph. Book which contains in the 1st part an address book and business notes of her maternal grandfather, Emanuel Ritter. | |
| Physical description | Book, around 17/20cm, 47 pages. |
| Content | Diary-like text usually comprised of only one entry per year. Sometimes even less. The structure of the text is not immediately clear as it's not chronological. She begins by writing about her marriage and then important family matters such as the birth of her children and the death of her beloved grandfather (Emanuel Ritter) and 5-year-old son, Remigius. She also records the death of her husband. Later, she writes about the marriages of her children and subsequently the arrival of her daughters' children. In between, she makes regular notes on accounting or financial matters. Overall the text is very religious. It is noteworthy that the author's name is not apparent from the text itself, but can only be ascertained by the name of her husband via his family book. |
| Place of deposit | StABS |
| Classification | PA 101 A 2,2 |
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| Author | Basel |
