# Ludwig von Siegen

> 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.

*German engraver (1609–1680)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** TV Personality ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1609-04-28
- **Died:** 1680
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ludwig von Siegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Siegen)
- [Ludwig von Siegen](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Siegen)
- [Ludwig von Siegen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Siegen)
- [Зиген, Людвиг фон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Ludwig von Siegen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Siegen)
- [Ludwig von Siegen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Siegen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324128)

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