Mittelholzer
Mittelholzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965), Guyanese novelist * Marianne Mittelholzer (born 1941), better known as Mascha Mioni, Swiss painter and textile artist *Walter Mittelholzer Walter Mittelholzer (2 April 1894 – 9 May 1937) was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He was active as a pilot, photographer, travel writer, as well as of the first aviation entrepreneurs. Life Born on 2 April 1894 in St. Gallen as the son of a baker ...

Edgar Mittelholzer
Edgar Austin Mittelholzer (16 December 1909 – 5 May 1965) was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership.Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to West Indian Literature'', Collins, 1979, pp. 89–91. Mittelholzer, who earned his living almost exclusively by writing fiction, is considered the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. His novels include characters and situations from a variety of places within the Caribbean, and range in time from the early period of European settlement to the 20th century. They feature a cross-section of ethnic groups and social classes, dealing with subjects of historical, political, psychological, and moral interest. Mittelholzer is "certainly the most prolific novelist to be produced by the Caribbean". Mittelholzer committed suicide in England in 1965. Biography Early life Born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana ( ...
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Marianne Mittelholzer
Marianne Mittelholzer, artist name Mascha Mioni (born 17 April 1941 in Zurich) is a Swiss painter and textile artist. Her best known creations are in the area of art to wear, the design of garments as an object of art, and wearable art. Life Mascha Mioni was born Marianne Bissig and is the daughter of a taylor/dressmaker and a railroad electrician. She grew up in Brugg and Rapperswil SG Switzerland. Following her mother she became a dressmaker. After her apprenticeship she lived as an Au Pair-girl in Paris, France and Exeter, England. Then she studied in Florence, Italy. In 1967 she married the ophthalmologist Kurt Mittelholzer, who died 1976. They had two daughters. Since 1981 she has lived with the mathematician Heiner Graafhuis. In 2001 they built together their atelier-house in Meggen LU, Switzerland, where they live today. Mascha's studio is in the house and from time to time she curates exhibitions there. Work Mascha Mioni has used many different techniques and mate ...
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