William Hallowes Miller
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Prof William Hallowes Miller FRS HFRSE LLD DCL (6 April 1801 ā 20 May 1880) was a Welsh mineralogist and laid the foundations of modern crystallography.[1]
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William Hallowes Miller | |
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Born | 6 April 1801 |
Died | 20 May 1880 (1880-05-21) (aged 79) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
Nationality (legal) | British |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Miller indices Millerite |
Awards | Royal Medal (1870) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mineralogy Crystallography |
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Miller indices are named after him, the method having been described in his Treatise on Crystallography (1839).[2] The mineral known as millerite is named after him.