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Johannes Peter Müller
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German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1801-07-14 ) 14 July 1801, Koblenz , Rhin-et-Moselle , First French Republic
- Died
- 28 April 1858 (1858-04-28) (aged 56), Berlin , Kingdom of Prussia , German Confederation
- Education
- University of Bonn (PhD, 1822), University of Berlin (Dr. med. hab., 1824)
- Known for
- Law of specific nerve energies , Müller's frog experiment , Müller's larva , Müllerian ducts , Vieth-Müller circle
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite (1842)
- Fields
- Physiology
- Institutions
- University of Bonn , University of Berlin
- Thesis
- Commentarii de phoronomia animalium (1822)
- Doctoral advisor
- A. F. J. K. Mayer , Karl Rudolphi
- Other academic advisors
- Philipp Franz von Walther
- Doctoral students
- Hermann von Helmholtz , Rudolf Virchow
- Other notable students
- Ferdinand Julius Cohn , Friedrich Anton Schneider
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Müller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Koblenz
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- marine biologist
- Educated at
- University of Bonn
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- August Franz Joseph Karl Mayer
- Student of
- August Franz Joseph Karl Mayer
- Doctoral student
- Friedrich Anton Schneider
- Field of work
- pathology
- Image
- Johannes Peter Müller.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Residence
- Kingdom of Prussia
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- 1801-07-14
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- 1858-04-28
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- Johannes Peter Müller
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- Müller
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- name in native language
- Johannes Peter Müller
- student
- Bernard Altum
- writing language
- German
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- interested in
- natural science
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Encyclopedic overview
Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge. The paramesonephric duct (Müllerian duct) was named in his honor.
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