Dictionary Definition
Muller
Noun
1 Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and
discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: Paul
Hermann Muller]
2 Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity
(born in 1927) [syn: Karl Alex
Muller]
3 German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
[syn: Johannes
Peter Muller]
4 German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)
[syn: Johann
Muller, Regiomontanus]
5 British philologist (born in Germany) who
specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: Max Muller,
Friedrich
Max Muller]
6 United States geneticist who studied the
effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) [syn: Hermann
Joseph Muller]
8 a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a
flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as
grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: pestle, pounder]
9 a vessel in which wine is mulled
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Muller may refer to:
People
- Bobby Muller, Vietnam veteran
- Charles Muller, translator
- Franck Muller, watchmaker
- Franz Muller, German tailor, first to commit murder on a British train
- Heiner Müller, a postmodern German playwright and director
- Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller (1859-1941), Dutch businessman, world traveler, publicist, diplomat and philanthropist.
- Herbert J. Muller, (1905-1980), American historian, academic, government official and author.
- Hermann Joseph Muller (1890-1967), U.S. geneticist (Muller's ratchet) and educator
- Hero Muller, Dutch Sesame Street performer
- Jean M. Muller, French structural engineer
- Jim Muller, Co-founder of Voice of the Faithful
- Johann or Johannes or Hans Müller may refer to the following
people:
- Johannes Müller von Königsberg alias Regiomontanus (1436-1476), German mathematician, astronomer
- Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858), German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist
- Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828-1896), Swiss botanist
- Johannes von Müller (1752-1809), Swiss historian
- Hans Müller (chess player) (1896-1971), Austrian chess player
- Hansi Müller (born 1957), German football player
- Judy Muller, American journalist
- Kirk Muller, Canadian hockey player
- Mancow Muller, American radio and television personality
- Nicole Muller, Canadian classical pianist
- Pieter Muller, South African rugby player
- Richard A. Muller, physicist, University of California, Berkeley
- Robert Muller, United Nations employee
- Romeo Muller, American actor and writer
- Scott Muller, Australian cricketer
- Sophie Muller, music video director
- Steven Muller, former President of Johns Hopkins University
- Yvan Muller, French auto racing driver
- Luiz Antônio da Costa, nicknamed Muller, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Gerd Muller, former West German football player
- Jeb Muller, American Novelist
Other
- Box-Muller transform (mathematics)
- Fox Film Corp. v. Muller (U.S. Supreme Court, 1935)
- Muller v. Oregon (U.S. Supreme Court, 1908)
- Muller's ratchet (genetics)
- Reed-Muller code (mathematics)
- Muller, a leading European dairy product manufacturer based in Germany.
- Muller Martini, a manufacturer of printing equipment.
muller in German: Muller