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Johannes Peter Müller

1801 - 1858

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Peter Müller has received more than 239,972 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Johannes Peter Müller is the 125th most popular physician, the 796th most popular biography from Germany (up from 824th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Physician.

Johannes Peter Müller is most famous for his discovery of the Müllerian ducts, which is a part of the female reproductive system.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 125 out of 726. Before him are Francis Peyton Rous, Franz Joseph Gall, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, John Eccles, Ragnar Granit, and Giovanni Alfonso Borelli. After him are Dickinson W. Richards, Eduard Bloch, Nicolaes Tulp, John Snow, Edgar Adrian, and Oswald Avery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 9. Before him are Gustav Fechner, Josip Jelačić, Frédéric Bastiat, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, John of Saxony, and Joseph Plateau. After him are Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, John Henry Newman, Thomas Cole, Immanuel Nobel, and Joseph Lanner. Among people deceased in 1858, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 7. Before him are Robert Owen, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Robert Brown, Hiroshige, Rani of Jhansi, and Matthew C. Perry. After him are Karl Thomas Mozart, Anton Diabelli, John Snow, Ary Scheffer, Aimé Bonpland, and Dred Scott.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 796 out of 7,253. Before him are Gisela of Hungary (980), Joseph Wirth (1879), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), and Eduard Dietl (1890). After him are Thietmar of Merseburg (975), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Max Schmeling (1905), and Hans-Valentin Hube (1890).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 16. Before him are Otto Loewi (1873), Theodor Morell (1886), Werner Forssmann (1904), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), and Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840). After him are Herta Oberheuser (1911), Theodor Billroth (1829), Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Albert of Riga (1165), Carl Ludwig (1816), and Engelbert Kaempfer (1651).

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