# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-joseph-muller-von-reichenstein
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:56:12.748Z

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name: "Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein"
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description: "Franz-Joseph Müller, Freiherr von Reichenstein or Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein was an Austrian mineralogist and mining engineer. Müller held several positions in the Habsburg monarchy administration of mines and coinage in the Banat, Transylvania, and Tyrol. During his time in Transylvania he discovered tellurium in 1782. In his later career he became a member of the imperial council in Vienna and was knighted and elevated to the rank Freiherr in 1820."
tagline: "Discoverer of tellurium"
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birthDate: "1742-10-04"
deathDate: "1825-10-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump