Muhlenberg (person)

Last name of a prominent family in Colonial America. They came from Pennsylvania. Pronounced like MULE-en-berg; the original German name probably had an umlaut over the u.

• Henry Melchior Muhlenberg -- Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America

• General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg -- Pivotal figure in rallying Pennsylvanians to join the American Revolution. Later wintered in Valley Forge with General George Washington.

• Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg -- First Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

• Henry Ernst Muhlenberg -- Early American scientist and first president of Franklin and Marshall College (then called Franklin College).