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Willi Müller
1893–1969
Best known for a study of the ancient claim that Phoenician sailors circumnavigated Africa around 600 BCE, this German writer explored a question that has fascinated historians of geography for centuries. His surviving work shows a careful interest in classical sources and long-running historical debates.
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About the author
Willi Müller (1893–1969) is credited as the author of Die Umsegelung Afrikas durch phönizische Schiffer ums Jahr 600 v. Chr. Geb., a German historical study focused on the famous report, preserved by Herodotus, that Phoenician sailors sailed around Africa on the order of the Egyptian king Necho II.
The book takes up a classic problem in the history of geography: whether this ancient voyage really happened. From the available catalog and ebook records, Müller appears as a scholarly writer interested in antiquity, seafaring history, and the close reading of classical evidence.
Reliable biographical details beyond his dates and authorship were limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him through this work: a focused investigation of one of the ancient world's most debated exploration stories.