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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. The paramesonephric duct (Müllerian duct) was named in his honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Peter Müller is the 122nd most popular physician (up from 125th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Germany (up from 796th in 2019) and the 13th 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 122 out of 726Before him are Stanley Cohen, Alexandre Yersin, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, John Eccles, Hotepsekhemwy, and Alexander Bogdanov. After him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Santorio Santorio, Aribert Heim, Hans Selye, Amenmesse, and Elizabeth Blackwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 7Before him are Brigham Young, Vincenzo Bellini, Gustav Fechner, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Josip Jelačić, and John of Saxony. After him are Frédéric Bastiat, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Maria Theresa of Austria, John Henry Newman, and Joseph Plateau. Among people deceased in 1858, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 8Before him are Robert Brown, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Robert Owen, John Snow, Hiroshige, and Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Karl Thomas Mozart, Matthew C. Perry, Anton Diabelli, Aimé Bonpland, and Dred Scott.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 700 out of 7,253Before him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), and Erich Mielke (1907). After him are Robert Huber (1937), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795).

Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Johannes Peter Müller ranks 13Before him are Emil Kraepelin (1856), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Otto Loewi (1873), Theodor Morell (1886), and Werner Forssmann (1904). After him are Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780), Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Theodor Billroth (1829), and Franz Joseph Gall (1758).