Otto Müller died on 9 December 1979 as a result of a serious lung disease at the Carl von Basedow - Clinic in Merseburg . On 9 . December 1979 , Otto Müller died as a result of a serious lung complaint in the Carl von Basedow clinic in Merseburg . On 9 December 1979 , Carl von Basedow died as a result of a serious lung complaint in the Otto Müller clinic in Merseburg .