Johann Jakob Müller

For the German moral philosopher, see Johann Jakob Müller (philosopher).

Johann Jakob Müller
Johann Jakob Müller
Born	(1846-03-04)4 March 1846 Seen, Winterthur, Switzerland
Died	14 January 1875(1875-01-14) (aged 28) Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Zurich
Scientific career
Fields	Physiologist and physicist
Institutions	University of Zurich
Doctoral advisor	Adolf Fick
Doctoral students	Alfred Kleiner

Johann Jakob Müller (4 March 1846 – 14 January 1875) was a physiologist and physicist.

Education

In 1868, he obtained his "Dr. med." degree from the University of Zurich, under Adolf Fick with a thesis entitled: Untersuchungen über den Drehpunkt des menschlichen Auges (Investigations into the pivot point of the human eye). As part of these studies he variously studied in the University of Zurich, University of Leipzig, and University of Heidelberg.

Career

In Leipzig, 1870, he became a dozent (lecturer) in physiology. In 1871 he became a professor in physics at the polytechnic institute in Zurich.

See also

• Alfred Kleiner

References

• Poggendorff, J. C. (1898), Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch der exakten Naturwissenschaften, vol. 3, Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, p. 945.

External links

• The Müller archive
• List of ETHZ professors containing Müller
• Johann Jakob Müller at the Mathematics Genealogy Project