Fritz Müller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Müller

German-born Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1822

Place of Birth: Windischholzhausen, Germany

Date of Death: 21-May-1897

Profession: scientist, naturalist, zoologist, biologist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Brazil, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller (31 March 1821 – 21 May 1897), better known as Fritz Müller, and also as Müller-Desterro, was a German biologist who emigrated to southern Brazil, where he lived in and near the German community of Blumenau, Santa Catarina.
There he studied the natural history of the Atlantic forest south of São Paulo, and was an early advocate of Darwinism.
He lived in Brazil for the rest of his life.
Müllerian mimicry is named after him.