Maurice Edmond Müller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Edmond Müller

Swiss surgeon (1918-2009)

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1918

Place of Birth: Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 10-May-2009

Profession: surgeon, university teacher, orthopedic surgeon

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Maurice Edmond Müller (28 March 1918 – 10 May 2009) was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon who was instrumental in the development of internal fixation techniques to treat bone fractures and who also significantly advanced the development of the hip prostheses.
For his work in these areas he has been honored with numerous awards.
On 24 August 2002, the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) named him the "Orthopedic Surgeon of the Century" at a congress in San Diego.Müller was also the patron who founded the Zentrum Paul Klee in Berne, Switzerland.