MÜLLER, Wilhelm, a German poet, was the son of a mechanic, and was born at Dessau in 1795. After studying philology and ancient German literature at the university of Berlin, and serving in the Prussian army in the campaign of 1813, he devoted himself to the cultivation of his literary tastes. He produced his Blumenlese aus den Minnesänger in 1816, and a translation of Marlowe's Faustus in 1818. About this time a sojourn which he made in Vienna afforded him an opportunity of acquiring modern Greek. Soon after his return he was appointed classical teacher in the newly-established school of Dessau, and keeper of the ducal library. His undivided attention was now given to the composition and study of poetry, and his works appeared in quick succession. He published his Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten und Homerische Vorschule in 1824, his Lieder der Griechen in 1825, and his Bibliothek Deutscher Dichter des 17. Jahrhunderts in 1822-27. He was also a contributor to several periodicals and encyclopædias. Müller died in 1827. A collection of his works, accompanied with a Life, was published by the poet Schwab, in 5 vols., Leipzig, 1830.