Friedrich W. K. Müller | |
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| Born | (1863-01-21)January 21, 1863 |
| Died | April 18, 1930(1930-04-18) (aged 67) Berlin |
| Occupation | Orientalist |
Friedrich W. K. Müller (January 21, 1863 inNeudamm – April 18, 1930 inBerlin) was a German scholar of oriental cultures and languages. He is best remembered for his decipherment of manuscript fragments collected on theGerman Turfan expeditions to western China.[1]
From 1883 he studied theology andoriental languages at theUniversity of Berlin, where his influences includedEduard Sachau andWilhelm Grube. In 1887 he began work at theEthnological Museum of Berlin underAdolf Bastian. In 1896 he was appointed a directorial assistant in the museum's East Asian department, becoming its director in 1906. Except for a research trip to the Far East (China, Korea, Japan) in 1901, he remained at the museum until his retirement in 1928.[1]
He named the language of Tokhariyan
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