Willet Green Miller
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Born
1866
Willet Green Miller
1866
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Died1925 (aged 58–59)
AlmamaterBSc, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1890
PhD, Heidelberg University[1]
PhD, Heidelberg University[1]
KnownforGeologist who gave to Cobalt its name
Willet Green Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Willet Green Miller 1866 Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 1925 (aged 58–59) |
| Alma mater | BSc, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1890 PhD, Heidelberg University[1] |
| Known for | Geologist who gave to Cobalt its name |
| Awards | Gold medal from the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy of London (1915) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | Queen's University at Kingston |
Willet Green Miller FRSC was a Canadian geologist and professor of Geology and Petrography (1893)[2]
Birth in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada in 1866.[3]
Educated at Port Rowan High School.
Graduated from the University of Toronto in 1890 in Natural Science. Post-graduate work at Harvard, Chicago, and Heidelberg Universities in mapping for the Geological Survey.
Professor of Geology and Petrography of the Queen's University at Kingston in 1893.
Miller became the first provincial geologist for the province of Ontario in 1902.
Achievements
He was the first to recognize the importance of the discoveries in Cobalt, at a time when no precious metals were being mined in northern Ontario.
