# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 December 1890 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Manhattan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P19))
- **Died:** 5 April 1967 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P570))
- **Place of death:** Indianapolis ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P27))
- **Occupation:** biologist; geneticist; university teacher; biophysicist; physician; zoologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P106))
- **Education:** Columbia University; Cornell University; University of Texas at Austin; Morris High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P69))
- **Awards:** Guggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Humanist of the Year; Kimber Genetics Award; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship; Darwin–Wallace Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hermann Joseph Muller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Joseph_Muller) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q83598](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83598) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: HJ Muller 1952.jpg by Alfred De Bat (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HJ_Muller_1952.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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