Fritz Müller

Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈmʏlɐ]; 31 March 1822  21 May 1897), better known as Fritz Müller (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfɾits ˈmileʁ]), and also as Müller-Desterro, was a German biologist who emigrated to southern Brazil, where he lived in and near the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina. There he studied the natural history of the Atlantic forest and was an early advocate of Darwinism. Müllerian mimicry is named after him.

Fritz Müller
Born31 March 1822
Windischholzhausen, Erfurt,
Thuringia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died21 May 1897 (aged 75)
NationalityGerman (1822–1856)
Brazilian (1856–1897)
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Known forMüllerian mimicry
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
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