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Friedrich Müller
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Byname:
Maler (“Painter”) Müller
Born:
Jan. 13, 1749, Kreuznach, Palatinate
Died:
April 23, 1825, Rome (aged 76)
Notable Works:
“Outline of Linguistics”
Movement / Style:
Sturm und Drang
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Friedrich Müller

German writer and painter
Also known as: Maler Müller
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Friedrich Müller (born Jan. 13, 1749, Kreuznach, Palatinate—died April 23, 1825, Rome) was a German poet, dramatist, and painter who is best known for his slightly sentimental prose idylls on country life.

After studying painting at Zweibrücken, Müller was appointed court painter at Mannheim (1777) but left the next year for Italy. He abandoned painting soon after his arrival and devoted himself to the history of art. He remained in Italy until his death.

The years 1774–78 were primarily devoted to literature, and his writing shows the influence of the Sturm und Drang movement. His principal works include Niobe (1778), a lyric drama; Fausts Leben dramatisiert (1778); Golo und Genoveva (begun 1776; published 1811), a skillful imitation of Goethe’s Götz von Berlichingen; and the idylls Die Schafschur (1775) and Das Nusskernen (1811), reproducing scenes, some satirical, from German peasant life.

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