MILLER
,
WILLIAM HALLOWES
(
1801
-
1880
),
crystallographer
;
b.
6 April 1801
at
Felindre
near
Llandovery
— his mother was
Welsh
. He went to
S. John's College
,
Cambridge
, was fifth wrangler in
1826
, became
Fellow
in
1829
, and
professor of mineralogy
in
1832
. He occupied his chair for forty-eight years — it is curious to note that what with
Miller
and
W. J.
Lewis
(q.v.)
, this chair was held by
Welshmen
for ninety-four consecutive years. The
D.N.B.
has a full article on
Miller
, and
Trans. Cymm.
,
1932-3
, has an article with a long list of his papers. He d.
20 May 1880
.
Author:
Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, C.B.E., D.Litt., Ll.D.,
F.S.A., (1881-1969), Bangor
