What is Hermann Müller?
:see [[Hermann Muller (disambig)]] for others with similar names [[File:Hermann Müller 01.jpg|thumb|Prof. Dr. Hermann Müller (Lippstadt)]] '''Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Müller''' (1829–1883) was a German [[Botany|botanist]] who provided important evidence for [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]'s [[evolution|theory of evolution]]. Müller was an early investigator of [[coevolution]].<ref name=coev/><sup>p27</sup> He was the author in 1873 of ''Die Befruchtung der Blumen durch Insekten'', a book translated at the suggestion of Darwin in 1883 as ''The fertilisation of flowers''.<ref>Müller H. 1883. ''The fertilisation of flowers''. Macmillan, London. Translated by [[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson]].</ref> He and Darwin corresponded—36 letters between the two, or from Darwin concerning Müller, are recorded.<ref name=Authors>{{cite book|last = Brummitt|first = R.K. |author2= C.E. Powell |title= Authors of plant names |url = https://archive.org/details/authorsofplantna0000unse|publisher = [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |year = 1992 |isbn = 1-84246-085-4}}</ref> Darwin cited him extensively in ''[[The Descent of Man]]'' for his information about the behavior of [[bee]]s. Hermann was the brother of [[Fritz Müller]],<ref name=coev>Thompson J.N. 1994. ''The coevolutionary process''. University of Chicago Press. {{ISBN|0-226-79760-0}}</ref><sup>p29</sup> the German doctor who lived in the [[Amazon Rainforest|Amazon]] and researched its [[natural history]]. The work of both brothers was well known to Darwin.<ref name=coev/> This author is usually abbreviated '''H.Müll.''' when citing a botanical name.<ref name=Authors/> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F1432&viewtype=text&pageseq=1 Darwin's preface to the English translation of ''The fertilisation of flowers''] {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Hermann}} [[Category:1829 births]] [[Category:1883 deaths]] [[Category:German botanists]]