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Oskar von Miller

German engineer

Oskar Franz Xaver Miller, since 1875 von Miller (7 May 1855 – 9 April 1934), was a German engineer and founder of the Deutsches Museum, a large museum of technology and science in Munich.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Oskar von Miller (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 7, 1855, died Apr 9, 1934.¹

Companies

VDI – The Association of German EngineersBoard member 1912 to 1914¹⁸
AEGBoard member 1883 to 1889¹⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedTechnical University of Munich³

Career

Occupation: engineer, electrotechnician, civil engineer, politician, historian of technology.⁹

1922 to 1933Board member, Kaiser Wilhelm Society⁸
1912 to 1914Board member, VDI – The Association of German Engineers⁷
1883 to 1889Board member, AEG⁶
Date not recordedWorked at AEG⁴
Date not recordedFounded Deutsches Museum⁵

Known for: Deutsches Museum.¹⁰

Personal life

BornMay 7, 1855, Munich¹¹
DiedApr 9, 1934, Munich¹²
CitizenshipGermany¹³
ResidenceMunich¹⁴
SpouseMarie von Miller¹⁵

Awards

1930Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches¹⁶
1930honorary citizen of Munich¹⁶
1927Werner von Siemens Ring¹⁶
1925Golden Citizen's Medal of the City of Munich¹⁶
1925Grashof Commemorative Medal¹⁶
1925Karmarsch Medal¹⁶
1921Wilhelm Exner Medal^{16 17}
1906Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class¹⁶
1902honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)¹⁶

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WikidataOskar von Miller on Wikidata
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WikipediaOskar von Miller on Wikipedia
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WikidataOskar von Miller: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: Worked at AEG, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: Founded Deutsches Museum, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: Board member, AEG, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: Board member, VDI – The Association of German Engineers, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: Board member, Kaiser Wilhelm Society, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataOskar von Miller: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataVDI – The Association of German Engineers, Board member
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WikidataAEG, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsOskar von Miller photo by unknown, Public domain