Ferdinand Miller, from 1875 von Miller and from 1912 Freiherr von Miller (8 June 1842 – 18 December 1929) was an ore caster, sculptor and director of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Akademie der Bildenden Künste München).[1] He also held a seat in the Royal Bavarian House of Lords, the Reichsrat.[2]
Miller was born and died in Munich. He was the son of the artisan and First Inspector of the Royal Munich brass foundry, Ferdinand von Miller (1813–1887), and Anna Pösl (1815–1890).[3] With the elevation of his father Ferdinand into the Bavarian nobility on 12 October 1875 and with the inscription of the family name on the roll of the aristocracy of the Kingdom of Bavaria on 30 December 1875, Ferdinand was simultaneously ennobled.[3] Ferdinand's younger brother was the engineer and founder of the Deutsches MuseumOskar von Miller.[3]
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Miller received his initial training from his father at the Royal Munich brass foundry. He continued his studies in Paris, London and finally in Dresden with Ernst Julius Hähnel. Afterwards he undertook several study trips to Italy and the US. He created about 70 statues and monuments.[1]
From 1900 to 1918 he was director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He was member of the Reichsrat (the House of Lords) of the Kingdom of Bavaria (the second chamber) and the Municipal council of Munich.
In 1884 von Miller acquired Karneid Castle, a 13th-century Tyrolean castle near the town of Bolzano, from his sister-in-law Ida, who had inherited it from her father Carl Mayer von Mayerfels. Miller embarked on an extensive restoration project, making the structure habitable again after 200 years of neglect. After being expropriated after the 1st & 2nd World Wars, the property is today owned by Miller's direct descendants.
^ abcPeter Volk (1994), "Ferdinand von Miller", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 17, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 516–517; (full text online)
^"List of Honorary Citizens" (in German). muenchen.de (Official Webpage of the city of Munich). Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^Clubbe, John, ‘‘Cincinnati Observed: Architecture and History‘‘, Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH, 1992 p. 13
^Andreas W. Daum, “Celebrating Humanism in St. Louis: The Origins of the Humboldt Statue in Tower Grove Park, 1859-1878,” in Gateway Heritage: Quarterly Magazine of the Missouri Historical Society (Fall 1994), 48‒58; ibid., “Nation, Naturforschung und Monument: Humboldt-Denkmäler in Deutschland und den USA,” in Die Kunst der Geschichte: Historiographie, Ästhetik, Erzählung, hg. v. Martin Baumeister, Moritz Föllmer, and Philipp Müller. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2009, 99‒124.
^ abMcCue, George, Photographs by David Finn and Amy Binder, ’’Sculpture City: St. Louis, Sculpture in the “Gateway to the West”’’ Hudson Hills Press NY and Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 1988 pp. 42–45
^The bronze standing figure is signed "[F. v]on Miller fec. München 1892"; was erected and dedicated in Reservoir Square, now Bryant Park, in 1894. It was moved to Central Park in 1934 (Text of historical sign).
February 16, 2024
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Ferdinand Miller from 1875 von Miller and from 1912 Freiherr von Miller 8 June 1842 18 December 1929 was an ore caster sculptor and director of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich Akademie der Bildenden Kunste Munchen 1 He also held a seat in the Royal Bavarian House of Lords the Reichsrat 2 Ferdinand von Millerbronze of Louis IV Holy Roman Emperor Munich Contents 1 Family 2 Life 3 Work 4 External links 5 ReferencesFamily editMiller was born and died in Munich He was the son of the artisan and First Inspector of the Royal Munich brass foundry Ferdinand von Miller 1813 1887 and Anna Posl 1815 1890 3 With the elevation of his father Ferdinand into the Bavarian nobility on 12 October 1875 and with the inscription of the family name on the roll of the aristocracy of the Kingdom of Bavaria on 30 December 1875 Ferdinand was simultaneously ennobled 3 Ferdinand s younger brother was the engineer and founder of the Deutsches Museum Oskar von Miller 3 Life editMiller received his initial training from his father at the Royal Munich brass foundry He continued his studies in Paris London and finally in Dresden with Ernst Julius Hahnel Afterwards he undertook several study trips to Italy and the US He created about 70 statues and monuments 1 From 1900 to 1918 he was director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich He was member of the Reichsrat the House of Lords of the Kingdom of Bavaria the second chamber and the Municipal council of Munich In 1884 von Miller acquired Karneid Castle a 13th century Tyrolean castle near the town of Bolzano from his sister in law Ida who had inherited it from her father Carl Mayer von Mayerfels Miller embarked on an extensive restoration project making the structure habitable again after 200 years of neglect After being expropriated after the 1st amp 2nd World Wars the property is today owned by Miller s direct descendants In 1892 he was made a member of the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art In 1912 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Munich 4 and was promoted to Bavarian Freiherr Baron on 22 June 1912 in Berchtesgaden 5 He is buried in the family graveside Winthirkirche Cemetery in Munich Neuhausen Work edit nbsp Statue of J Marion Sims on Fifth Avenue on the wall of Central Park NYCvon Miller s work includes some of the figures on the Tyler Davidson Fountain in Cincinnati Ohio along with his brother Fritz von Miller as a commission from his father 1871 6 colossal statues of Shakespeare and Alexander von Humboldt 7 in Tower Grove Park St Louis Missouri 1878 8 monument to Albertus Magnus Lauingen Germany 1881 1 Confederate Memorial Magnolia Cemetery Charleston South Carolina 1882 white marble busts of Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner 1884 and a statue of Christopher Columbus 1886 Tower Grove Park St Louis Missouri 8 Statue of King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the Walhalla memorial near Regensburg 1890 1 a bronze depicting J Marion Sims in surgical wear 9 near Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street New York City 1894 bronze of Louis IV Holy Roman Emperor Kaiser Ludwig Platz Munich 1905 five allegorical figures of Colombia Venezuela Peru Ecuador and Bolivia holding Simon Bolivar aloft at the Puente de Boyaca historic site near Tunja Colombia 1920 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferdinand von Miller II Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller in German Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte Article in Werdenfelser Kunstlerlexikon Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels German Adelslexikon Band IX Band 116 der Gesamtreihe C A Starke Verlag Limburg Lahn 1998 ISSN 0435 2408References edit a b c d Benkert Ralf Miller Ferdinand von II Prof Freiherr Werdenfelser Kunstlerlexikon in German Retrieved 17 September 2011 Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller in German Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte a b c Peter Volk 1994 Ferdinand von Miller Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 17 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 516 517 full text online List of Honorary Citizens in German muenchen de Official Webpage of the city of Munich Retrieved 14 September 2011 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels German Adelslexikon Band IX Band 116 der Gesamtreihe C A Starke Verlag Limburg Lahn 1998 ISSN 0435 2408 Clubbe John Cincinnati Observed Architecture and History Ohio State University Press Columbus OH 1992 p 13 Andreas W Daum Celebrating Humanism in St Louis The Origins of the Humboldt Statue in Tower Grove Park 1859 1878 in Gateway Heritage Quarterly Magazine of the Missouri Historical Society Fall 1994 48 58 ibid Nation Naturforschung und Monument Humboldt Denkmaler in Deutschland und den USA in Die Kunst der Geschichte Historiographie Asthetik Erzahlung hg v Martin Baumeister Moritz Follmer and Philipp Muller Gottingen Vandenhoeck amp Ruprecht 2009 99 124 a b McCue George Photographs by David Finn and Amy Binder Sculpture City St Louis Sculpture in the Gateway to the West Hudson Hills Press NY and Laumeier Sculpture Park St Louis 1988 pp 42 45 The bronze standing figure is signed F v on Miller fec Munchen 1892 was erected and dedicated in Reservoir Square now Bryant Park in 1894 It was moved to Central Park in 1934 Text of historical sign Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller amp oldid 1188015371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
