"John Meier (14 June 1864 – 3 May 1953) was a German folklorist and philologist. He founded both the (Deutsches Volksliedarchiv, DVA) and also the Swiss Volksliedarchiv.
Meier was born in Vahr, a part of Bremen, and died in Freiburg at the age of 88." - (en.wikipedia.org 06.10.2022)
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