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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · Alexandria

Person · 1886 CE – 1969 CE

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Also known as

Aloysius Mies van der Rohe
Less is more
Liudvig Mis van der Rohe
Ludovicus Mies van der Rohe
Ludvig Mis van der Roė
Ludvigs Mīss van der Roe

archival plate · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · placeholder

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Connected to

citizen ofGermany1949 CE
citizen ofUnited States1784 CE
born inAachen
died inChicago

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