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Hugh Miller FRSE FGS (1850–1896) was a Scottish geologist, son of his more famous father, the geologist and folklorist Hugh Miller.
As a result, Hugh Miller shot himself at his home in Edinburgh on Christmas Eve, 1856. Normally as a suicide he would have been denied a Christian burial, but he was deemed to have acted out of derangement and his funeral was attended by thousands.
Hugh Barr Miller, Jr. (January 10, 1910 – June 21, 1978) was a U.S. Naval officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II, who after being shipwrecked and left for dead behind enemy lines, single-handedly fought the Japanese for weeks until his rescue.
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In 1938, the Birthplace cottage was passed onto the National Trust for Scotland, who have cared for it ever since. It was one of the very earliest properties acquired by the NTS. Miller House was carefully renovated and curated by the Trust’s dedicated staff, until it was finally ready to be opened in 2004 as a family friendly visitor attraction. O...
Miller’s advice to the young was to “learn to make a right use of your eyes”, in other words, it is not just about looking, but about seeing. This is stalwart advice and something which the National Trust for Scotland encourages visitors to truly embrace. From old to new, the museum embraces the past, with a view to the future; ancient fossil speci...
At the 2001 population count, there were only 719 people residing in this picturesque miniature Highland town. One of the planned developments for the property is for it to become a space which can be hired by community groups, host public talks and community capacity building classes and workshops. Taking on a new function as a centre for the comm...
Feb 15, 2019 · Hugh Miller and the Mystery of his Death. On December 30, 1856, thousands of people followed Hugh Miller’s coffin to the Grange cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was dearly loved and respected, particularly for his thought-provoking writings on a wide variety of subjects.
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In this early 1958 episode of the long running weekly TV show, the heroics of Hugh Barr Miller, Jr, also known as Lt "Rose Bowl" Miller in World War II, on Arundel Island in 1943 are covered.
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- Lt Hugh Barr Miller Jr
