Rodo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss sculptor (1863-1913)
Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1863
Place of Birth: Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Date of Death: 21-May-1913
Profession: sculptor
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Rodo
- Auguste de Niederhäusern, better known as Rodo (2 April 1863 – 21 May 1913) was a sculptor and medalist active in Switzerland and France. Rodo was born in Vevey, and in 1866 moved with his family to Geneva.
- He attended the École des Arts industriels (1881) and the École des Beaux-Arts (1882) under the direction of Barthélemy Menn, then studied at the Académie Julian with Henri Chapu (1886) and again at the École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière.
- For six years he worked in Auguste Rodin's studio. In 1895 he received a commission for the Paul Verlaine monument in the Jardin du Luxembourg, which was finally inaugurated in 1911.
- He died in 1913 during a visit to Munich.
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