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Hugh Miller (10 October 1802 – 23/24 December 1856) was a Scottish geologist, writer and folklorist. [1] [2] Life and work. Hugh Miller. Fossils of Hughmilleria socialis. Miller was born in Cromarty, the first of three children of Harriet Wright ( bap. 1780, d. 1863) and Hugh Miller ( bap. 1754, d. 1807), a shipmaster in the coasting trade.
Hugh Miller was a Scottish geologist and lay theologian who was considered one of the finest geological writers of the 19th century and whose writings were widely successful in arousing public interest in geologic history.
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Hugh Miller was a geologist, writer and Free Kirk leader who lived from 1802 to 1856. He published books on geology, fossils, history and travel, and left a legacy of fossils and a museum in Cromarty.
Dec 10, 2020 · Hugh Miller, a self-taught stonemason and writer, made major discoveries of ammonite and fish fossils in rocks near his home in Cromarty on the Black Isle. Notes from a lecture delivered...
Visit the humble cottage and museum of Hugh Miller, a 19th century geologist, folklorist and fossil hunter. Explore his collection of fossils, tools and manuscripts, and discover the Garden of Wonders with six mystery objects.
Hugh Miller (22 May 1889 – 1 November 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He was instrumental in founding the original London Film Society in 1925, but left soon afterwards to work in America. He found success on Broadway, as Mr. Jingle in Pickwick in 1927; and in Hollywood, in the Gloria Swanson film The Love of Sunya, that same year.
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As a stonemason, Hugh Miller was plagued with silicosis, but also with frequent headaches and mental illness. On December 23, 1856, he took his own life. He is buried in Edinburgh's Grange Cemetery.
