Ulrich Müller (born 6 July 1940 in
Bogotá
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) is a German chemist that is known for his works on solid-state chemistry and the application of
crystallographic
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group theory
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The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ...
to
crystal chemistry
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.
He is the author of several textbooks on chemistry,
solid-state chemistry Solid-state chemistry, also sometimes referred as materials chemistry, is the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid phase materials, particularly, but not necessarily exclusively of, non-molecular solids. It therefore has a str ...
, and crystallography.
Life
Müller studied chemistry at the
University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart (german: Universität Stuttgart) is a leading research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany wit ...
from 1959 to 1963.
He worked on his dissertation at the
Purdue University
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and the
University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart (german: Universität Stuttgart) is a leading research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany wit ...
.
He finished it in 1966 in the group of
Kurt Dehnicke.
From 1967 to 1970, he worked in the group of
Hartmut Bärnighausen at the
University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
.
In 1972, he finished his
habilitation
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.
From 1972 to 1975, Müller was a professor for inorganic chemistry at the
University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
. From 1975 to 1977, he was a guest professor at the
University of Costa Rica
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.
Then, several professorships for inorganic chemistry followed:
University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
from 1977 to 1992,
University of Kassel
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from 1992 to 1999, and
University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
from 2000 to 2005. Since 2005, he has been an emeritus professor.
Research
His research focused on the following topics:
* application of crystallographic group theory in crystal chemistry to investigate structural relationships of crystalline solids and to predict possible structure types for inorganic compounds
* synthesis of thio, polysulfido, and polyselenido complexes
* structural analysis of crystalline solids with X-ray diffraction
Awards
He was awarded the Literaturpreis des Fonds der chemischen Industrie for his textbook "Anorganische Strukturchemie" (engl. Inorganic Structural Chemistry).
Publications
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References
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Living people
20th-century German chemists
Crystallographers
1940 births
Academic staff of the University of Marburg
University of Stuttgart alumni
Solid state chemists