Oskar von Miller 1855 – 1934

Biography

Oskar von Miller was born on May 7, 1855, in Munich, Germany, where he would spend his entire life dedicated to advancing engineering and innovation. As a German engineer of considerable vision and capability, he contributed significantly to his field during a transformative period of industrial development in Europe. His career spanned decades during which he witnessed and participated in the profound technological changes of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Von Miller passed away on April 9, 1934, in his native Munich at the age of seventy-eight, succumbing to a myocardial infarction. His life’s work left a lasting impression on the engineering community and the broader scientific world of his era. He was laid to rest at Winthirfriedhof in the Neuhausen-Nymphenburg district of Munich, where his memory continues to be honored.