Paul Hermann Müller

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Paul Hermann Müller was a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the insecticidal properties of DDT, which revolutionized pest control and disease vector management in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Swiss person
chemist
human
academicDegree PhD in chemistry
awardReceived Nobel Prize NERFINISHED
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
burialPlace Basel region NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath unspecified natural causes
causeOfFame use of DDT in public health campaigns
citizenship Swiss
countryOfBirth Switzerland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
countryOfDeath Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1899-01-12
dateOfDeath 1965-10-13
educatedAt University of Basel NERFINISHED
employer J. R. Geigy AG NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Müller NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork chemistry
insecticide research
pesticide development
givenName Paul
hasNameInNativeLanguage Paul Hermann Müller NERFINISHED
hasOccupation industrial chemist
research scientist
influenced development of modern insecticides
vector-borne disease control strategies
knownFor demonstrating insecticidal properties of DDT
development of DDT as an insecticide
discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods
languageSpoken German
memberOf scientific community of Switzerland
nobelPrizeCategory Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED
nobelPrizeYear 1948
nobleTitle Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
notableAchievement contribution to control of malaria vectors
contribution to control of typhus vectors
revolutionizing pest control in the mid-20th century
notableFor application of synthetic organic chemistry to pest control
notableWork research on dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT)
placeOfBirth Olten NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Basel NERFINISHED
residence Basel NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Basel NERFINISHED

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DDT insecticidalPropertiesDiscoveredBy Paul Hermann Müller
DDT ledToNobelPrizeFor Paul Hermann Müller