Friedrich von Müller (17 September 1858,
Augsburg – 18 November 1941,
Munich)
was a German
physician remembered for describing
Müller's sign. He was the son of the head of the medical department in the hospital in Augsburg. He studied
natural science
Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...
s in Munich and medicine in Munich, under
Carl von Voit, and
Würzburg. He was awarded his doctorate in Munich in 1882, and became assistant to
Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt
Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (there are several variations regarding the arrangement of his 3 middle names; 5 May 1833 – 22 July 1902) was a German internist born in Speyer.
Biography
He studied medicine at the University of Wür ...
in Würzburg and later
Berlin. He was
habilitated
Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...
in
internal medicine in 1888 and became professor of clinical
propaedeutics and
laryngology in
Bonn. He moved to
Breslau in 1890,
Marburg in 1892, and
Basel in 1899, before returning to Munich in 1902.
His approach to clinical teaching and how to improve medical education were widely recognised and influenced medical education in the UK and USA.
In 1907 he became
knight, 1911 Hofrat and 1913
Geheimrat in the
Kingdom of Bavaria. 1933 he got the ''
Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches'' (Eagle Shield of the German Empire) with the dedication "DEM GROSSEN KLINIKER" (the great clinician).
In 1922 he became a member of the
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina).
From 1927 to 1934 he was president of the
Deutsche Akademie, a German cultural institute.
1927 the city of Munich made him to an
Honorary Citizen (comp.
List of honorary citizens of Munich
The honorary citizenship (''Ehrenbürgerrecht'') is the highest decoration of the city of Munich. Since 1881, 49 people have been awarded honorary citizenship. The honorary citizenships of Paul von Hindenburg, Franz Ritter von Epp, Franz Xaver Sc ...
).
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German otolaryngologists
1858 births
1941 deaths
Physicians from Augsburg