Johann Jakob Müller (4 March 1846 – 14 January 1875) was a
physiologist
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and
physicist
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.
Education
In 1868, he obtained his "Dr. med." degree from the
University of Zurich
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, under
Adolf Fick
Adolf Eugen Fick (3 September 1829 – 21 August 1901) was a German-born physician and physiologist.
Early life and education
Fick began his work in the formal study of mathematics and physics before realising an aptitude for medicine. He t ...
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
The University of Zurich (UZH, ) is a public university, public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of the ...
,
University of Leipzig
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, and
University of Heidelberg
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.
Career
In 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
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Alfred Kleiner
Alfred Kleiner (24 April 1849 – 3 July 1916) was a Swiss physicist and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zurich. He was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or ''Doktorvater.'' Initially Einstein's advisor was Heinrich F ...
References
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External links
The Müller archiveList of ETHZ professors containing Müller*
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1846 births
1875 deaths
University of Zurich alumni
19th-century Swiss physicists