Ernst ziller biography
Ernst Ziller
19th-century European architect
Ernst Ziller | |
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Portrait of Ernst Ziller (c. 1880) | |
| Born | Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller (1837-06-22)June 22, 1837 Serkowitz, Radebeul, Saxony, Germany |
| Died | November 4, 1923(1923-11-04) (aged 86) Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | German, Greek |
| Other names | Ερνέστος Τσίλλερ (Ernestos Tsiller) |
| Alma mater | Dresden Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Sophia Doudou-Ziller |
| Children | Iosifina Dimas-Ziller (1885-1965) |
Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller (Greek: Ερνέστος Τσίλλερ, Ernestos Tsiller; 22 June 1837 – 4 November 1923) was a German-born university teacher and architect who later became a Greek national. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was a major designer of royal and municipal buildings in Athens, Patras, and other Greek cities.[1][2]
Biography
Ziller was born in the rural community of Serkowitz in the district of Radebeul i