Arms of John Michael Eydt
Arms of John Michael Eydt
Blazon
Per chevron Argent and Azure, in chief two blue-eyed grass flowers proper, in base a lion rampant barry of ten Or and Gules;
Symbolism
The division line in the shape of an inverted V and the lion allude to the arms of the University of Waterloo, where Dr. Eydt’s cousin, the original grantee, taught for 37 years. A striped lion on a blue field evokes the arms of the German state of Hesse from which Dr. Eydt’s family and name originated. Gold and red are prominent colours in the arms of the University of Waterloo and provide a difference from the lion of the Hessian arms. Blue-eyed grass was Dr. Eydt’s cousin’s favourite wildflower and symbolizes his long career as a professor of botany.
Crest of John Michael Eydt
Blazon
A sinister cubit arm proper habited Gules holding a closed book Sable edged Or;
Symbolism
The hand holding a Bible symbolizes the surname Eydt, which is an archaic form of the German word “oath” in the legal sense.
Motto of John Michael Eydt
Blazon
MEIN WORT IST MEIN EID;
Symbolism
This German phrase, meaning “My word is my oath,” refers to Dr. Eydt’s surname and to his cousin’s philosophy.
