Michel Nicolas Muller: neuhumanistischer Priester und Gegner des Ultramontanismus

Born in the city of Luxembourg, Muller studies theology at the Grand Seminary of Metz, known for its Gallican orientation. In 1818, he is ordained a priest. This neo-humanist and Kantian adheres to the ideas of the constitutional church, which requires bishops and priests to swear an oath to the constitution. In 1813, Muller becomes a professor of Ancient Greek at the College of Luxembourg (the future Athenaeum), of which he becomes the director in 1821. Around the same time, he becomes a correspondent for the Journal de Luxembourg, a government newspaper run and printed by liberal Orangists, if not anti-clerical, and members of the Masonic lodge. In the 1840s, Muller is part of the Josephite clergy that Laurent despises.