section. Anton Praetorius (1560–1613), clergyman in Oppenheim (1589–1592), fighter against witch trials and torture. Johann Theodor de Bry (1561–1623), worked from 1609 to 1619 as publisher and copper engraver in Oppenheim, which was sympathetic to Calvinistic religious refugees. speciality: the richly illustrated scientific book. 1617 Matthäus Merian's father-in-law. Hieronymus Galler, printer from Basel, left Frankfurt with Johann Theodor de Bry in 1609 and from 1610 to 1620 ran a highly productive printshop in Oppenheim. Albert Molnár (1574–1634), reformed theologian and itinerant academic from Hungary, from 1615 to 1619 cantor and rector of the Latin school in Oppenheim. Matthäus Merian (1593–1650), worked from 1616 to 1619 as copper engraver in Oppenheim. Friedrich Koch (1786–1865), apothecary, inventor of industrial quinine manufacture. Carl Koch (1833–1910), pharmaceutical manufacturer, winery owner, mayor, member of the second chamber of the Hessian Landstände, honorary citizen, Patriarch with social conscience, Friedrich Koch's son. References External links Vineyards in Oppenheim German Viticultural Museum Jewish Encyclopedia Mainz-Bingen Rhenish Hesse