Julius Müller (teacher)

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Julius Müller (born May 7, 1857 in Kottwil , Canton Lucerne ; † May 28, 1917 in Zurich ) was a Swiss teacher and amateur meteorologist and climatologist ; He is considered to be the inventor of the Swiss system , a form of tournament that is mainly used in chess .

life and work

Julius Müller attended the cantonal middle school in Willisau and the grammar school in Lucerne. He studied mathematics and natural sciences for five semesters at the University of Darmstadt . His interest in meteorology was aroused during his studies. From 1880 until his death, Müller taught natural sciences and geography at the district school in Brugg . Müller was gifted with languages ​​and traveled abroad again and again, even for longer stays.

Müller received his doctorate in 1888 at the University of Bern with a thesis on the annual period of atmospheric precipitation in Switzerland . His studies were mainly used in agricultural meteorology . Müller was a member of the Aargau Natural Research Society .

In 1895, Müller developed a competition format / pairing system for sporting events known as the Swiss system .

“The Swiss system invented the Swiss - that's why it's called that. Strictly speaking, it was only a Swiss man - Dr. Julius Muller. The system could therefore also be called the Müller system. "

- André Schulz ChessBase

literature

  • Mathias Hefti-Gysi: Müller, Julius. In: Argovia . Annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau. Vol. 68-69, 1958, pp. 566-568 ( digitized version ).
  • Mathias Hefti-Gysi: Müller, Julius. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Aargau 1803–1957. Sauerländer, Aarau 1958.
  • Hugo Kastner : The chess hodgepodge: day after day anecdotes, curiosities, calendar, biographies, games and records. Schlütersche, 2011, ISBN 3-8691-0293-4 , p. 74.
  • James Eade: Chess for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons, 2015, ISBN 3-5276-9201-0 , p. 337.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Julius Müller: The annual period of atmospheric precipitation in Switzerland. Zürcher & Furrer, 1883.
  2. ↑ Aargau Natural Research Society: Notifications of the Aargau Natural Research Society. Volumes 13-15. Verlag HR Sauerländer, 1913, p. Lviii.
  3. ↑ Swiss championship through the ages. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of July 18, 2003, accessed on August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Editor of the German-language ChessBase chess news
  5. ^ André Schulz: 125 years of the Swiss system. chessbase.com from June 16, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss teacher, meteorologist and climatologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Kottwil , Canton of Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1917
Place of death Zurich