WILLIAM HALLOWES

See also:

• MILLER, HUGH (1802–1856)
• MILLER, JOAQUIN (CINCINNATUS HEINE) (1841- )
• MILLER, JOE (JosEPH or JosIAS( (1684-1738)
• MILLER, SAMUEL FREEMAN (1816-1890)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1782-1849)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1795-1861)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1796–1882)
• WILLIAM HALLOWES MILLER (18o1–188o)

MILLER (18o1–188o)  , British mineralogist and crystallographer, was born at Velindre near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, on the 6th of April 18o1 . He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1826 as fifth wrangler, and became a fellow in 1829 . For a few years he was occupied as a college tutor and during this time he published treatises on hydrostatics and hydro-dynamics . He also gave special attention to crystallography, and on the resignation of W . Whewell he succeeded in 1832 to the professorship of mineralogy, a post which he occupied until 187o . His chief work, on Crystallography, was published in 1838 . He was elected F.R.S. in 1838 . In 1852 he edited a new edition of H . J . Brooke's Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy . He assisted in 1843 the committee appointed to super-intend the construction of the new Parliamentary standards of length and weight (see Phil . Trans., 1856) .

He died in Cambridge on the loth of May 1880 .