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Rupert Von Miller
Rupert von Miller (19 February 1879 – 30 December 1951)) was a German architect and sculptor, born in Munich as the son of bronze caster, goldsmith and sculptor Fritz von Miller, and grandson of bronze caster Ferdinand von Miller. He studied in Munich and Berlin. Von Miller designed the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Maria Himmelfahrt) in Bad Wiessee. He also made figures for the Reichenbach Bridge and a bronze bust of his father for the family chapel in St. Benno's Church, Munich. In 1930 von Miller received a commission for a monument to Simón Bolívar and designed the 3.5-metre-high statue to be installed in the centre of Bogotá. The Rupert-von-Miller-Platz in Bad Wiessee is named for him and his body lays in a local mountain. Notes and references ...
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A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world ("Melnyk (surname), Melnyk" in Russian language, Russian, Belarusian language, Belarusian & Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, "Meunier" in French language, French, "Müller (surname), Müller" or "Mueller (surname), Mueller" in German language, German, "Mulder" and "Molenaar" in Dutch language, Dutch, "Molnár" in Hungarian language, Hungarian, "Molinero" in Spanish language, Spanish, "Molinaro" or "Molinari" in Italian language, Italian, "Mlinar" in South Slavic languages etc.). Milling existed in hunter-gatherer communities, and later millers were important to the history of agriculture, development of agriculture. The materials ground by millers are often foodstuffs and partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
