MULLER, lVIL111:1.31 ( 17:11-1S27). A German poet, excelling in popular and political songs that attracted great composers. notably schubert. and also indueneed lyric• development. h r. who was born in Dessau, t Ictober '•, 1794. studied philology and history, fought in the ‘Var of Liberation, visited Italy was made professor in the Gelehrtenschuleat Dessau (1819), and ducal librarian there•. lbe died in Dessau, September :W. 182'•. published under the titles iliillerlietkr (1til4) Gediehte eincs Waldhornisten (1821); der Grieelwa (Iti21-124): Lieder des 1,chens mind der Liebe ilti24): Lyrisehe R, isen (1s27), were collected with other Works by Schwab in live volumes A new edition by -on, the Orientalist. Max Milner, appeared in Isfii; the Poems were published in one volume (1474).
Witti.km JOON (1812-45). An English landscape and figure painter, born at Bristol. He studied with James Pyne. scape and in 1S33 exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy. the of Old London Bridge, He spent seven months traveling in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and in MR he visited Greeee and Egypt. In 1841 he published his Sketches of the Age of Francis and joined the Govern ment expedition to Lycia. the results of which were paintings of Oriental life and scenery. live
of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1445. Among these are "The the at and of a Ti, the National Gallery are -.cane line Welsh and It clever Lyeian sketch, both in and in lime South Kensington Mu ‘euni are drawings. Muller died at Bristol. His art was original. his selec tions were good, his eobm was pure and strong.
MtALER, WOLFGANG (called Milner von Kiinigswinter) (1416-731. A German poet and novelist. born at Kiinig.swinter on the Rhine. He studied medicine at Bonn, and practiced at Diisseldorf. but afterwards removed to Cologne. and gradually gave up medicine to devote himself to literature. poetry finds its material in the Rhine, its beauty, its and the life of its people. The more important of his books are: (Jed'•cbtv (1847: 3d ol. 1868) her• Ruttpufunyer roe Sankt Gaar (1856) : Lied/TLn•/t (1857: 4th ed. 1871): epic eyele 11851: 4th ed. IS731: Ervililangen eines rheinisehen rhronisten (1460-61) : and lm t 1 ( ills known poem is Herz ist am Six N.oloines of his -elected poems were published der the title Diehtun gen r eini sok en Port rn (1871-71i1. Consult Joesten, Wolfgang Muller (Colomu•. 1495).