His The star of the north, 1876 t.p. (G. Meyerbeer) [info from InU]
Wessling, B.W. Meyerbeer, c1984 t.p. (Meyerbeer) p. 7, etc. (Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; b. 9-5-1791 in Tasdorf near Berlin; d. 5-2-1864 in Paris; called himself and became famous under name Giacomo Meyerbeer; name on birth register--forename: Meyer, surname: Beer; called Jakob Liebmann Beer and known under this name as young prodigy although he signed official documents Meyer Beer, or, occasionally, J. Meyer Beer; began using surname Meyerbeer in 1810 and forename Jacob (Jakob) in 1812; afterwards, used forename Jacques while in Paris; finally changed forename to Giacomo; on photo: Giacomo Mayerbeer)
Brockhaus Enzyklop. v. 12, 1971 (Meyerbeer, Giacomo, actually, Jakob Liebmann Beer; composer; b. 9-5-1791 in Berlin; d. 5-2-1864 in Paris)
