Philipp Müller (physicist)

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Philipp Müller (born February 11, 1585 in Herzberg , † March 26, 1659 in Leipzig ) was a German physicist, mathematician and doctor.

Life

The son of the then rector Johann Müller (1557–1609) and his wife Benigna, daughter of the theologian Peter Lormann in Wetterau , was educated by their father and enrolled at the University of Leipzig in the winter semester of 1599 . After his training by private tutors and attending lectures at the university, he had acquired the knowledge with which he became a Baccalaureus on March 13, 1603 and a master's degree in philosophy on January 26, 1604 . Müller embarked on an academic career, completed medical studies, held private lectures and in 1608 became an assessor at the faculty of philosophy.

After the death of his father, he returned to his household, where he mainly took care of family matters. After his mother's death in 1611 he went on an educational trip during which he stayed in Basel for three months . With Joachim Burser (1583–1639) he made further trips that led to Montbéliard . He stayed there for a year and a half, studied herbs and became a baccalaureus in medicine. In 1613 he moved to the University of Paris , where he did anatomical studies and got to know other French cities.

In 1614 he returned to Leipzig, where he became professor of physics in the same year and in 1616 obtained a licentiate in medicine with a disputation on the plague . From then on he also worked as a general practitioner, took over the professorship of mathematics in 1616 and in the same year also became a member of the prince’s college . Later he also became a member of the great college of princes. In 1617 he became a professor of philosophy, took over as Ephorus the inspection of the electoral scholarship holders, also in 1621 the administration of the botanical garden (until 1650) and in 1624 was decemvir of the university.

Müller also took part in the organizational tasks of the Leipzig University. He was eight times dean of the philosophical faculty, of which he had also become senior, four times procurator , in the summer semester 1623 prorector of the university and in the summer semester 1633 equal rector of the alma mater . Müller, who was in contact with Johannes Kepler , was particularly concerned with astronomy, botany and medical topics. The German natural scientist Erhard Weigel is his student. In mathematics it did not acquire any special significance.

He died of old age and was buried on April 1st in the Paulinerkirche in Leipzig , where an epitaph was erected for him .

family

Müller was married twice. His first marriage was in 1616 with Susanna Giebelhausen († August 1638) from Aschersleben, widow of the licentiate in medicine and professor of physics Wolfgang Corvinus (1562-1614). The marriage remained childless. His second marriage was on November 16, 1640 with Elisabeth (born September 11, 1618 in Grimma; † July 31, 1682 in Leipzig), daughter of the rector of the Princely School in Grimma Johann Merck and widow of the deacon in Borna Andreas Walter . There are three sons and one daughter from this marriage. His third wife married the Leipzig professor of philology and history Christian Friedrich Franckenstein (1621–1679). Known by the children is:

  • Johann Philipp Müller became an extraordinary court advocate and legal advisor in Altenburg
  • Adam Wilhelm Müller obtained his master's degree and studied medicine
  • Johann Christoph Müller became pastor in Baalsdorf and Stötteritz (had 3rd sons and 2nd daughters)
  • Anna Elisabeth Müller married with Johannes Olearius (1639–1713)

Works (selection)

  • Arithmetices et Geometriae eclogae ex operibus Aristelis. Leipzig 1625
  • Tyrocinium chymicum.
  • Miracula chymica et mysteria medica.
  • Problema de aequailitate et inaequalitate dirum artisicialium.
  • Horologia, seu de quatuor anni temporibus. Leipzig 1626
  • Epistola de usu musculorum.
  • Hypotyposis cometae 1618 visi, una cum brevi repetione doctrinae cometicae. Leipzig 1619
  • De Comitiis secularibus Politiae coelestis, s. de conjunctionibus magnis superiorum planetarum. Leipzig 1624
  • De natura temperamentorum et concoctionis. Leipzig 1631
  • Dissertatio ex circulo mathematico ... Leipzig 1624
  • De plantis in genre. Leipzig 1607
  • De fimilarium generatione, concretione et dissolutione. Leipzig 1615
  • Analysis cap. Ult. In lib. 2 et cap. I in lib. 2 meteor. Aristotelis de tonitru, fulgure et fulmine. Leipzig 1648

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Mathematics Genealogy Project: Philipp Müller
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist, mathematician and physician
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1585
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzberg
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1659
Place of death Leipzig