Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller

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Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (born April 25, 1725 in Esens , Wittmund district , East Frisia ; † January 5, 1776 in Erlangen ) was a German theologian , zoologist and universally teaching professor.

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Statius Müller (pseudonym: Philipp Alethophilus) was born as the son of the preacher Christoph Anton Statius Müller and studied theology and philosophy in Jena from 1741 to 1744 . The physician August Leberecht Müller , who worked in Curacao , was his brother. Statius Müller became a preacher of the Lutheran congregation in Amersfoort on October 30, 1745 . In 1749 he followed a call to Leeuwarden . Due to accusations that he sympathized with Balthasar Bekker and represented too much theological views committed to the Enlightenment, there was a break with the church by 1754. Statius Müller accepted a position at the University of Erlangen , where he gave lectures on logic , metaphysics , rhetoric , politics , the Dutch language , economics ( cameralistics ) and natural sciences such as botany, herbal medicine and geography. His continued contacts in the Netherlands made it possible to set up a natural history cabinet. In 1766 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

Between 1773 and 1776 Müller published a German-language classification of the animal kingdom. He was guided by both the first volume of the twelfth edition of Carl von Linné's Systema Naturae and Maarten Houttuyn's Natuurlijke Historie . The addendum from 1776 contained initial descriptions for a large number of animal species, including guanaco , potto , dugong , blue- masked parrot , hoatzin and red-tailed cockatoo .

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  • De Zeedemeester of the kerkelyken. Fongerlo, Amsterdam 1750.
  • De traanen eenes people, over het left van een eminent Opper-Hoofd. Leeuwarden 1751, digitized
  • The legitimate joy over the good deeds of God the Jena University Jubilee regarding Jena 1758, digitized
  • Dissertationis de justo probabilitatis valore et usu sectio teria. Erlangen 1758.
  • Oratoriam extemporaneam a praeivdiciis nonnvllis, qvibvs est obnoxia vindicat. Camerarius, Erlangen 1758.
  • Brief guide to the Dutch language. Erlangen 1759, digitized version , third edition 1838
  • Lonely night thoughts. Vienna 1761.
  • Kort Ontwerp van de zedelyke Oogmerken Gods by de Schepping en Regeering deezer Waereld. Amsterdam 1762.
  • Dvbia Coralliorvm Origini Animali Opposita. Camerarius, Erlangen 1770.
  • Concern about the dierlijken oorsprong of the koraal waters. Blussé, Dordrecht 1771.
  • The knight Carl von Linné… complete natural system: according to the twelfth Latin edition and according to the instructions of the Dutch Houttuyn work with a detailed explanation made out by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller . Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nuremberg 1773–1775.
    • Part 1: Of the suckling animals . 1773, online .
    • Part 2: Of the birds . 1773. Online
    • Part 3: Of the amphibians . 1774, online .
    • Part 4: Of the fish . 1774.
    • Part 5, Volume 1: From the Insects . 1774.
    • Part 5, Volume 2: From the Insects . 1775.
    • Part 6, Volume 1: Of the worms . 1775.
    • Part 6, Volume 2: From the coral . 1775. Online
  • Volume of supplements and registers covering all six parts or classes of the animal kingdom . Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nuremberg 1776. Online
  • Directory of a numerous and selected collection of natural objects. Erlangen 1778 pm

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SURNAME Statius Müller, Philipp Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Statius Muller, Philipp Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1725
PLACE OF BIRTH Esens
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1776
Place of death gain