Gerhard Aumüller (born November 19, 1942 in Arolsen) is a German physician and was a professor of anatomy and cell biology at the Philipps University of Marburg. He has also distinguished himself as an organ historian.
Aumüller has also researched historical organ building and published primarily on classical organ building in Hesse and Westphalia. He has been a member of the Historical Commission for Hesse since 2000 and was elected to the advisory board of the International Heinrich Schütz Society (ISG) in 2012. For his research in medical and music history, Gerhard Aumüller was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Cross of Merit) in 2017.
Gerhard Aumüller, born in 1942, studied medicine and anthropology in Mainz, Würzburg, and Marburg. He then earned his doctorate and habilitation in the field of anatomy. After a research stay in the USA, the honoree took over the Chair of Experimental Morphology at Philipps University in Marburg. He later assumed the Chair of Anatomy II there, a position he held until his retirement in 2007. In addition to medical history, Professor Aumüller is actively involved in the Waldeck Historical Society. He has been a volunteer there since 2012. Since 2013, he has edited the extensive review section of the academic journal “Geschichtsblätter für Waldeck.” Professor Aumüller is also passionate about music history. This is expressed, among other things, in his commitment to preserving listed church organs. He has supported numerous organ restorations within the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck. In addition, he regularly serves as organist in parishes in the Marburg region.
The honoree was admitted to the Historical Commission for Hesse in 2000. In 2002, he was elected to its main committee, where he served until 2012. As a board member of the Historical Commission for Hesse and the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies, he serves as co-editor of the Journal for Hessian History and Regional Studies.
Article about court organ builders by Gerhard Aumüller (32 pages)
Aumüller lives in Münchhausen (on the Christenberg). The translator Uli Aumüller is his sister.
Honorary member of the Heinrich Schütz Society