Johann Jakob Müller (4 March 1846 – 14 January 1875) was a physiologist and physicist.
Johann Jakob Müller | |
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-Portrait-Portr_06239_(cropped_2).jpg) Johann Jakob Müller | |
| Born | 4 March 1846 Seen, Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Died | 14 January 1875 (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 |
Education
editIn 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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- Poggendorff, J. C. (1898), Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch der exakten Naturwissenschaften, vol. 3, Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, p. 945.