August von Miller zu Aichholz

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August von Miller zu Aichholz (born June 17, 1829 in Vienna ; † December 24, 1899 there ) was an Austrian industrialist, patron and private scholar from the Miller-Aichholz family . His family was one of the most famous during the Ringstrasse era.

Life

Villa in Hütteldorf, Linzer Strasse 452

August was one of the sons of the industrialist Josef von Miller zu Aichholz and the Belgian Marie Flore d'Heur. August was economically less active than his brothers Vinzenz von Miller zu Aichholz (1827-1913), Viktor von Miller zu Aichholz (1845-1910) and Eugen von Miller zu Aichholz (1835-1919). August undertook extensive educational trips to England, the USA (1855) and the Orient (1858–59), was a member of various boards of directors and was socially and culturally active. The "Deutsche Zeitung" and the Wiener Stadttheater counted him among their founders. He supported the women's trade association and was a long-time member of the board of the Vienna Society of Friends of Music . August also studied family history and wrote a portrait of his father's life published in 1907 under the title "Esse quam videri" (To be more than seem), the family's coat of arms. He was buried at the Meidlinger Friedhof .

In 1891 he bought a villa in Hütteldorf and had it converted. In 1929 it was sold to Princess Elisabeth Marie Windisch-Graetz , the daughter of the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grave site August Miller Ritter von Aichholz , Vienna, Meidlinger Friedhof, Department D, No. MS1.
  2. ↑ Windischgraetz Villa
personal data
SURNAME Miller zu Aichholz, August von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian industrialist, patron and private scholar
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1899
Place of death Vienna