John Müller

Mathematical Treatise, 1760

John Müller (1699 – April 1784) was a German mathematician and engineer[1].

Life

Born in Germany, he moved to London in 1736 where he published his work Traité analytique des sections coniques.

In 1741 he was appointed deputy head of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he performed all the teaching duties of Martin Folkes.[2] He transformed the institution into a disciplined cadet academy with the help of Thomas Simpson[3]. In 1754 he became first master of the Academy, after Folkes's death.[4] He was later awarded the title of professor and specialized in fortifications. He retired in 1766 and died in April 1784.

His works were mostly related with the construction of fortification, the Treatise containing the Practical Part of Fortification, for the use of the Royal Military Academy was the first one and was published in 1746[5].

Works

  • Müller, John (1760). Mathematical Treatise (in French). A Paris: Charles Antoine Jombert.

References

  1. ↑ "Muller, John (1699 - 1784) in CERL Thesaurus".
  2. ↑ Walton, Steven A. "Muller, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19514. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ "The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 by Niccolò Guicciardini".
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland edited by Alec Skempton".
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