Mies may refer to:
People
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...
(1886–1969), German-American architect
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Maria Mies
Maria Mies (; 6 February 1931 – 15 May 2023) was a German professor of sociology, a Marxist feminist, an activist for women's rights, and an author. She came from a rural background in the Volcanic Eifel, and initially trained to be a teach ...
(1931–2023), German feminist
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Richard W. Mies (born 1944), U.S. Navy admiral and fourth commander in chief of the United States Strategic Command
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Mies Boissevain-van Lennep
Adrienne Minette (Mies) Boissevain-van Lennep (September 21, 1896 – February 18, 1965) was a Dutch feminist who was active in the Resistance before being arrested by the Nazis and sent to the Herzogenbusch concentration camp. After the war, she ...
(1896–1965), member of the World War II Dutch resistance
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Andreas Mies
Andreas Mies (; born 21 August 1990) is a German professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and 2020 alongside compatriot Kevin Krawietz. The ...
(born 1990), German tennis player
Places
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Mies, Switzerland
Mies () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Nyon (district), Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the ...
, a municipality
*the German name for
Mežica
Mežica (; German: ''Mießdorf'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mežica. It lies on the Meža River in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia) near the Austrian border. The town developed close to ...
in Slovenia
*the German name for
Stříbro
Stříbro (; ) is a town in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the Renaissance Stříbro bridge is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech ...
in Czechia
*the German name for the
Mže
The Mže (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic and shortly in Germany. It flows through Bavaria in Germany and through the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions. It is the upper course of the Berounka, but usually is considered a separate river. U ...
river in Czechia and Germany
Ships
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HNLMS ''Mies'', a Dutch Navy tugboat in service 1946–47
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ST ''Mies'', Dutch East Indian tugboat in service 1947–53 and an Indonesian tugboat in service 1958–83
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KRI ''Mies'', an Indonesian Navy tugboat in service 1953–58
Other
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Battle of Tachov
The Battle of Tachov () or Battle of Mies () was fought on 4 August 1427 near the Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian towns of Tachov (''Tachau'') and Stříbro (''Mies'').
It was part of the Hussite Wars, and it was the first battle in which war wag ...
or Battle of Mies, fought in Bohemia in 1427 as part of the Hussite Wars
See also
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Jacob of Mies
Jacob of Mies (, ; 1372 – 9 August 1429) was a Czech reformer from the Kingdom of Bohemia and colleague of Jan Hus.
Life
Jacob was born in 1372 in Stříbro (called ''Mies'' in German and ''Misa'' in Latin) near Plzeň in Bohemia (present-day ...
(1372–1429), Bohemian reformer
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Mie (disambiguation)
Mie may refer to:
Places
* Mie, Ōita (), a former town in Ōita Prefecture, Japan
* Mie District, Mie (), a district in Mie Prefecture, Japan
* Mie Prefecture (), a prefecture of Japan
* Mie University (), a national university in Tsu, Mie Prefe ...
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