Vladimir Müller
Russian linguist and lexicographer (1880-1941)
Vladimir Karlovich Myuller (or Müller, Russian: Владимир Карлович Мюллер; 24 May 1880 – c. December 1941) was a Russian linguist and lexicographer. Müller held a professorial degree and compiled the most popular English–Russian dictionary, which saw numerous reeditions (some containing about 70,000 words and expressions). Müller was also an expert on medieval dramaturgy, particularly on William Shakespeare. He published The Drama and Theatre of Shakespear's Epoch (1925) and lectured Shakespeariana to Dmitry Likhachov.
Life
Müller was born in Moscow, his father was a Baltic German from Riga. Upon graduation from Moscow State University, Müller continued studies in Oxford and London. In 1918, Müller became a Professor and lectured at various institutions. He was described as "sincere opponent of German militarism" by his student and noted scholar Igor Diakonov. Around 1915 Müller married Aleksandra Petrovna Gneusheva.
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