About Rupert von Miller
Lived 1879 – 1951 (aged 72). Rupert von Miller was a German architect, sculptor and artist.
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 in 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.
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German architect and sculptor (1879–1951)
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Rupert von Miller was born on 19 February 1879 in Munich.
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Rupert von Miller died on 30 December 1951 in Bad Wiessee.
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Rupert von Miller was an architect, sculptor and artist.
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Rupert von Miller was German.
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