Karl Müller (bryologist)

Johann Karl (or Carl) August (Friedrich Wilhelm) Müller (December 16, 1818 – February 9, 1899) was a German bryologist born in Allstedt.

Prior to 1843 he worked as a pharmacist at several locations in Germany (Kranichfeld, Jever, Detmold and Blankenburg am Harz},^[1] followed by studies in botany at the University of Halle (1843 to 1846). In 1843 he became an assistant editor of Botanische Zeitung, and in 1852 was co-founder of the journal Die Natur. During his career he amassed a moss herbarium consisting of 12,000 bryological species.^[1]

Written works

• Synopsis muscorum frondosorum (two volumes, 1849/1851).
• Genera muscorum frondosorum (1901).^[2]
• Antäus oder to dir Natur im Spiegel der Menschheit

References

• Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia.
• Darwin Correspondence Project- Müller, J.K.A.

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