List of Famous people with last name Siegen

Ludwig von Siegen

First Name Ludwig
Last Name Siegen
Born on January 1, 1609
Died on January 1, 1680 (aged 71)

Ludwig von Siegen was a German soldier and amateur engraver, who invented the printmaking technique of mezzotint, a printing-process reliant on mechanical pressure used to print more complex engravings than previously possible. He was a well-educated aristocrat, and a Lieutenant-Colonel who commanded the personal guard of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and acted as a personal aide to the ruler, with the title kammerjunker or Chamberlain.

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