Background
Muller, Steven was born on November 22, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Werner Adolph and Marianne (Hartstein) Muller. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1949.
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Steven MULLER
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Education
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948; BLitt (Rhodes scholar), Oxford (England) University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1958.
Career
He immigrated to the United States in 1940. He appeared in several films as a teenager. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States. in 1949.
From 1949 to 1951 he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.
After serving in the Army Signal Corps during 1954-1955, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Haverford College and Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University. While serving as Vice President for Public Affairs of Cornell University, Muller played a leading role in negotiating the end to the occupation of Willard Straight Hall by African American students on April 20, 1969.
In 1971 Muller became Provost at JHU, and in 1972 went on to serve as the University’s 10th President, and was named president of Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the first person to serve as head of both the University and the Hospital since Daniel Coit Gilman in 1889.
Muller was the second longest serving president of JHU, serving until 1990.
He was president of JHH until 1983. During his 18-year tenure as president: The Peabody Institute began an affiliation agreement with Johns Hopkins (1978), and later became a division of the university (1986) An FM radio station, WJHU (881 FM) was established (1979) An agreement to locate the Space Telescope Science Institute on the JHU campus was concluded (and dedicated in 1983) The Hopkins–Nanjing Center was established with the Nanjing University in 1986. Muller’s specialties were comparative government and international relations, with particular emphasis on political developments in Europe.
He has authored a textbook and numerous articles in this field
He was also a trustee for many years on the Board of Trustees of Saint Mary"s College of Maryland where he played key roles in advancing the school to national prominence. In June 1990, the main building of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore was named "Steven Muller Building" after him.
He died on January 19, 2013, at his home in Washington, District of Columbia. He was 85.
Achievements
Works
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From Occupation to Cooperation: The United States and United Germany in a Changing World Order (American Assembly Series)
(During the Cold War, West Germany's closeness and depende...)
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From Occupation to Cooperation: The United States and United Germany in a Changing World Order (American Assembly Series)
Membership
Board of directors, CSX Corporation, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Millipore Corporation, Beneficial Corporation, Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated., American Capital Convertible Securities, Incorporated., American Capital Income Trust. American Academy Aits and Sciences, Maryland Academy, of Sciences, Council Foreign Relations, American Political Science Association, Institute Institute Strategic Studies.
Connections
Married Margie Hellman, June19, 1951. Children: Julie, Elizabeth.
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