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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Hermann Müller canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Swiss person
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Prize
NERFINISHED
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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
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insecticide research ⓘ pesticide development ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasNameInNativeLanguage | Paul Hermann Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
industrial chemist
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research scientist ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern insecticides
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vector-borne disease control strategies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating insecticidal properties of DDT
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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
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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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