Editing Max Müller (section)

==Academic career==

In 1850 Müller was appointed deputy [[Taylor Institution|Taylorian]] professor of modern European languages at [[Oxford University]].<ref name="1851 Census" /> In the following year, at the suggestion of [[Thomas Gaisford]], he was made an honorary M.A. and a member of the college of [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. On succeeding to the full professorship in 1854, he received the full degree of [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] by a decree of [[Convocation (university)|Convocation]]. In 1858 he was elected to a life fellowship at [[All Souls' College]].<ref>[[s:Max Müller, Friedrich (DNB01)|Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement]].</ref>

He was defeated in the [[Boden Professor of Sanskrit election, 1860|1860 election for the position of Boden Professor of Sanskrit]], which was a "keen disappointment" to him.{{sfnp|Müller|1902|pp=241–242}} Müller was far better qualified for the post than the other candidate, [[Monier Monier-Williams]], but Müller's theological views, Lutheranism, German birth, and lack of practical first-hand knowledge of India spoke against him. After the election he wrote to his mother, "all the best people voted for me, the Professors almost unanimously, but the ''vulgus profanum'' made the majority".{{sfnp|Müller|1902|p=244}}

Later in 1868, Müller became Oxford's first [[Diebold Professor of Comparative Philology|professor of comparative philology]],<ref name="1871 Census" /> a position founded on his behalf. He held this chair until his death, although he retired from its active duties in 1875.<ref>{{cite book|title = The Harmsworth Encyclopaedia: Everybody's Book of Reference : containing 50,000 articles, profusely illustrated, Volume 6|author = George Sandeman|publisher = The Amalgamated Press|page = 4042|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2oRRAAAAYAAJ|date = 1907}}</ref>