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Hermann Joseph Muller

American biologist (1890–1967)

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Hermann Joseph Muller was an American geneticist who was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation". Muller warned of long-term dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear war and nuclear testing, which resulted in greater public scrutiny of these practices.

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Born
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Place of birth
Manhattan wd
Died
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Place of death
Indianapolis wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biologist, geneticist, university teacher, biophysicist, physician, zoologist wd
Education
Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Texas at Austin, Morris High School wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1932)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1946)
  • Humanist of the Year (1963)
  • Kimber Genetics Award (1955)
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1958)
  • Darwin–Wallace Medal (1958)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1953)

Questions

When was Hermann Joseph Muller born?
Hermann Joseph Muller was born on 21 December 1890 in Manhattan.
Where did Hermann Joseph Muller study?
Hermann Joseph Muller was educated at Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Texas at Austin, Morris High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Hermann Joseph Muller · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q83598 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: HJ Muller 1952.jpg by Alfred De Bat (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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