CHEMIST
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880

William Hallowes Miller
Prof William Hallowes Miller FRS HFRSE LLD DCL (6 April 1801 – 20 May 1880) was a Welsh mineralogist and laid the foundations of modern crystallography. Miller indices are named after him, the method having been described in his Treatise on Crystallography (1839). The mineral known as millerite is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hallowes Miller is the 510th most popular chemist (down from 482nd in 2019), the 3,771st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,320th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, William Hallowes Miller ranks 510 out of 602. Before him are Julius Wilbrand, Karen Wetterhahn, Ludwig Knorr, Jan Szczepanik, Helen Murray Free, and Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig. After him are Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Luis E. Miramontes, Zdenko Hans Skraup, Jacob Volhard, Heinrich Caro, and Albert Eschenmoser.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 504
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 505
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 506
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 507
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 508
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
1835 - 1910
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 509
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 510
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
1834 - 1898
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 511
Luis E. Miramontes
1925 - 2004
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 512
Zdenko Hans Skraup
1850 - 1910
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 513
Jacob Volhard
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 514
Heinrich Caro
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 515
Albert Eschenmoser
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, William Hallowes Miller ranks 77. Before him are Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, Édouard Spach, Carl August von Steinheil, Ludwig Bechstein, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, and Jules Pierre Rambur. After him are Robert J. Walker, Athanasios Vouros, Charles Combes, Zecharias Frankel, George Perkins Marsh, and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Among people deceased in 1880, William Hallowes Miller ranks 60. Before him are Martin Gropius, Karl von Holtei, Heinrich von Gagern, Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, and José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco. After him are Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Daniel Bashiel Warner, Lydia Maria Child, Manolache Costache Epureanu, José Ignacio de Márquez, and Manuel Murillo Toro.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsChristian Erich Hermann von Meyer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 71
Édouard Spach
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1879
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 72
Carl August von Steinheil
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 73
Ludwig Bechstein
WRITER
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 74
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
ENGINEER
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 75
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 76
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 77
Robert J. Walker
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1869
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 78
Athanasios Vouros
FENCER
1801 - 2000
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 79
Charles Combes
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 80
Zecharias Frankel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1875
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 81
George Perkins Marsh
LINGUIST
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 82
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1885
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1880
Go to all RankingsMartin Gropius
ARCHITECT
1824 - 1880
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 54
Karl von Holtei
WRITER
1798 - 1880
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 55
Heinrich von Gagern
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1880
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 56
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 57
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 58
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 59
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 60
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1880
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 61
Daniel Bashiel Warner
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1880
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 62
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 63
Manolache Costache Epureanu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1880
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 64
José Ignacio de Márquez
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 65
Manuel Murillo Toro
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1880
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 66
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hallowes Miller ranks 3,772 out of 8,785. Before him are Tommy Banks (1929), Henry Bishop (1786), Edward Blore (1787), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Chris Farlowe (1940), and Max Beerbohm (1872). After him are Suze Randall (1946), Murray Rose (1939), Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), Steve Coogan (1965), Rowan Williams (1950), and Andy Goldsworthy (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTommy Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2024
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 3,766
Henry Bishop
COMPOSER
1786 - 1855
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 3,767
Edward Blore
ARCHITECT
1787 - 1879
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 3,768
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
COMPANION
1946 - 1994
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 3,769
Chris Farlowe
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 3,770
Max Beerbohm
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 3,771
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 3,772
Suze Randall
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 3,773
Murray Rose
SWIMMER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 3,774
Aaron Arrowsmith
GEOGRAPHER
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 3,775
Steve Coogan
COMEDIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 3,776
Rowan Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 3,777
Andy Goldsworthy
SCULPTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 3,778
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, William Hallowes Miller ranks 65. Before him are John Mayow (1640), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), Archibald Scott Couper (1831), William Nicholson (1753), Edward Charles Howard (1774), and John Walker (1781). After him are David MacMillan (1968), Charles Blagden (1748), Neil Bartlett (1932), Robin Hill (1899), John Roebuck (1718), and Leslie Orgel (1927).
John Mayow
1640 - 1679
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 59
Christopher Kelk Ingold
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 60
Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 61
William Nicholson
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 62
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 63
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 64
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 65
David MacMillan
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 66
Charles Blagden
1748 - 1820
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 67
Neil Bartlett
1932 - 2008
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 68
Robin Hill
1899 - 1991
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 69
John Roebuck
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 70
Leslie Orgel
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 71