Alexandr von Bilderling

Baron Alexander Alexandrovich Bilderling (, tr. ; – ), better known as Baron Alexander Alexnadrovich von Bilderling, was a Russian general of Baltic German descent, noted for his role in the Russo-Japanese War and as an artist and monument designer. Biography Family Alexander Alexandrovich Bilderling was born on July 5, 1844, in Saint Petersburg into the Baltic German Noble family of Büldring-Bilterling (also known as Bilderling) originating from Westphalia. His father was Alexander Otto Hermann Freiherr von Bilderling, who was an officer in the Imperial Guards Bilderling's grandfather, Georg Friedrich Sigismund Freiherr von Bilterling, was a Lutheran pastor in Mitau (now Jelgava).