Otto Friedrich Müller (March 11, 1730 - December 26, 1784) was a Danish naturalist. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... -1...

Müller was the author of Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus (1776). This was the first survey of the fauna of Norway and Denmark, and classified over three thousand local species. He was one of the first to study microorganisms, and established the classification of several groups of animals, including Hydrachnellae, Entomostraca and Infusiora.