Friedrich Christoph Müller (8 October 1751,
Allendorf (Lumda) – 10 April 1808,
Schwelm
Schwelm () is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the administrative region of Arnsberg within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany.
Geography
Schwelm is situated in the southeast of the "''Ruhrgebiet''", the Ruhr d ...
) was a
theologian
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and
cartographer
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in Schwelm.
Mueller studied
theology
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, mathematics,
astronomy
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, and the sciences. In addition, he learned four languages. He was pastor from 1776 in
Bad Sassendorf
Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
From the 8th century, the area around the Soester plain was under the Merovingian dynasty. The name “Sassendorf” indicates that it was a S ...
, from 1782 in
Unna
Unna () is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna (district), Unna district.
The newly refurbished Unna station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Köln H ...
, and from 1785 in Schwelm.
References
1751 births
1808 deaths
People from Giessen (district)
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