# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-helfrich-von-muller
# Generated: 2026-08-16T01:33:01.120Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johann-helfrich-von-muller"
name: "Johann Helfrich von Müller"
slug: "johann-helfrich-von-muller"
description: "Johann Helfrich von Müller was an engineer in the Hessian army who conceived the difference engine in 1786, an idea that later evolved into modern computers. In 1784, he was responsible for an improved adding machine based on principles of Leibniz's stepped reckoner."
tagline: "German engineer"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Calculator_by_Johann_Helfrich_von_M%C3%BCller%2C_view_1%2C_1784%2C_wood%2C_brass%2C_steel%2C_leather_-_Hessisches_Landesmuseum_Darmstadt_-_Darmstadt%2C_Germany_-_DSC00575.jpg/330px-Calculator_by_Johann_Helfrich_von_M%C3%BCller%2C_view_1%2C_1784%2C_wood%2C_brass%2C_steel%2C_leather_-_Hessisches_Landesmuseum_Darmstadt_-_Darmstadt%2C_Germany_-_DSC00575.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1746-01-16"
deathDate: "1830-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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    title: "Johann Helfrich von Müller"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump