Career
Born in Hanover in Germany, he migrated to the United States in 1846. There he was believed to have received training in bookbinding in New New York He moved to Australia in 1852 and established a business in 1854, based in Swanston Street and later Collins Street.
He became well known for his quality binding, with customers including the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Public Library.
In 1874 Mueller named the plant species Adenanthos detmoldii in his honour.