Wilhelm Max Müller
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Wilhelm Max Müller, Ph.D. (15 May 1862 – July 1919) was an United States
orientalist
.
, Germany
, the son of Friedrich Max Müller and the grandson of German romantic poet Wilhelm Müller
. He was educated at Erlangen, Berlin
, Munich, and Leipzig
, where he received his Ph.D.
He was one of the last students of the Egyptologist Georg Ebers
.
Müller emigrated to the United States
in 1888. He was a professor at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary
in Philadelphia beginning in 1890. During several years (1904, 1906, 1910), he engaged in archaeological work in Egypt
for the Carnegie Institution. He lectured on Egyptology
at the University of Pennsylvania
, and purchased papyri in Egypt for the University Museum.
He died in a drowning accident in Wildwood, New Jersey
, in July of 1919.
He was a contributor to the Encyclopædia Biblica
and the Jewish Encyclopædia. After 1905 he served as joint editor of the Gesenius Hebrew Dictionary.
He wrote on the identification of Keftiu and concluded that it could not be Phoenicia
.
United States
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orientalist
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
.
Biography
He was born at GleißenbergGleißenberg
Gleißenberg is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the son of Friedrich Max Müller and the grandson of German romantic poet Wilhelm Müller
Wilhelm Müller
Wilhelm Müller was a German lyric poet.-Life:Wilhelm Müller was born at Dessau, the son of a tailor. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies...
. He was educated at Erlangen, Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
, Munich, and Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, where he received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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He was one of the last students of the Egyptologist Georg Ebers
Georg Ebers
Georg Moritz Ebers , German Egyptologist and novelist, discovered the Egyptian medical papyrus, of ca. 1550 BCE, named for him at Luxor in the winter of 1873–74...
.
Müller emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1888. He was a professor at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary
Reformed Episcopal Seminary
The Reformed Episcopal Seminary was founded in 1887 in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with support from a trust created by Harriet Benson in 1886. The seminary offers a Master of Divinity program as well as programs leading to certificates in a variety of theological fields. A diploma program...
in Philadelphia beginning in 1890. During several years (1904, 1906, 1910), he engaged in archaeological work in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
for the Carnegie Institution. He lectured on Egyptology
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, and purchased papyri in Egypt for the University Museum.
He died in a drowning accident in Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325...
, in July of 1919.
Works
- Asien und Europa nach altägyptischen Denkmälern (“Asia and Europe after the Egyptian Monuments,” 1893)
- Die Liebespoesie der alten Aegypter (“The Love Poetry of the Ancient Egyptians,” 1899)
- Egyptian Mythology, vol. XII in Marshall Jones, ed., The Mythology of all Races, Boston, 1918; New York: Dover, 2005, ISBN 0-486-43674-8
He was a contributor to the Encyclopædia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...
and the Jewish Encyclopædia. After 1905 he served as joint editor of the Gesenius Hebrew Dictionary.
He wrote on the identification of Keftiu and concluded that it could not be Phoenicia
Phoenicia
Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
.