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Sir Henry Alexander Miers, FRS (25 May 1858 – 10 December 1942) was a British mineralogist and crystallographer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1896. He was Professor of Crystallography at the Victoria University of Manchester 1915–1926 and Vice-Chancellor of the University during the same years.

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  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers (* 25. Mai 1858 in Rio de Janeiro; † 10. Dezember 1942 in London) war ein britischer Mineraloge. (de)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers, FRS (25 May 1858 – 10 December 1942) was a British mineralogist and crystallographer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1896. He was Professor of Crystallography at the Victoria University of Manchester 1915–1926 and Vice-Chancellor of the University during the same years. (en)
  • Henry Alexander Miers (25 mai 1858 – 10 décembre 1942) est un minéralogiste britannique. (fr)
  • Henry Alexander Miers (Rio de Janeiro, 1858 – Londra, 1942) è stato un mineralogista britannico. Docente all'università di Oxford e all'università di Manchester, fu fellow della Royal Society dal 1892. Fu uno dei massimi esperti di cristallochimica. (it)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers (Rio de Janeiro, 25 de maio de 1858 — Londres, 10 de dezembro de 1942) foi um geólogo e mineralogista britânico. Foi educado na Inglaterra, onde frequentou o Eton College e o Trinity College, Oxford. Foi eleito fellow da Royal Society em 1896, e laureado com a medalha Wollaston da Sociedade Geológica de Londres em 1934. Durante sua vida publicou numerosos trabalhos científicos, que foram reunidos num único volume sob o título "Miers Papers". (pt)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers, född 25 maj 1858 i Rio de Janeiro, död 10 december 1942, var en brittisk mineralog. Miers var assistent vid den mineralogiska avdelningen av British Museum 1882–95 och därjämte 1886–95 lärare i kristallografi vid , var 1895–1908 professor i mineralogi i Oxford och 1908–15 principal (rektor) för University of London samt var 1915–26 vice kansler för University of Manchester och professor i kristallografi där. Han var ledamot av Royal Society och adlades 1912. Miers vetenskapliga arbeten behandlar väsentligen den geometriska kristallografin och såväl beskriver olika minerals utbildning och kristallform som berör teoretiska frågor inom denna ämnesgren. Särskilt bör framhållas, hur han genom inventiösa undersökningsanordningar lyckades kristallografiskt mäta vinklarna hos kristaller under deras bildning, varvid i flera fall intermediärt bildades andra ytor än de definitiva. Han utgav även en lärobok, Mineralogy, an Introduction to the Study of Minerals (1902) och tilldelades Wollastonmedaljen 1934. (sv)
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  • Pencil drawing of Miers by William Rothenstein, 1917 (en)
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  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers (* 25. Mai 1858 in Rio de Janeiro; † 10. Dezember 1942 in London) war ein britischer Mineraloge. (de)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers, FRS (25 May 1858 – 10 December 1942) was a British mineralogist and crystallographer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1896. He was Professor of Crystallography at the Victoria University of Manchester 1915–1926 and Vice-Chancellor of the University during the same years. (en)
  • Henry Alexander Miers (25 mai 1858 – 10 décembre 1942) est un minéralogiste britannique. (fr)
  • Henry Alexander Miers (Rio de Janeiro, 1858 – Londra, 1942) è stato un mineralogista britannico. Docente all'università di Oxford e all'università di Manchester, fu fellow della Royal Society dal 1892. Fu uno dei massimi esperti di cristallochimica. (it)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers (Rio de Janeiro, 25 de maio de 1858 — Londres, 10 de dezembro de 1942) foi um geólogo e mineralogista britânico. Foi educado na Inglaterra, onde frequentou o Eton College e o Trinity College, Oxford. Foi eleito fellow da Royal Society em 1896, e laureado com a medalha Wollaston da Sociedade Geológica de Londres em 1934. Durante sua vida publicou numerosos trabalhos científicos, que foram reunidos num único volume sob o título "Miers Papers". (pt)
  • Sir Henry Alexander Miers, född 25 maj 1858 i Rio de Janeiro, död 10 december 1942, var en brittisk mineralog. Miers var assistent vid den mineralogiska avdelningen av British Museum 1882–95 och därjämte 1886–95 lärare i kristallografi vid , var 1895–1908 professor i mineralogi i Oxford och 1908–15 principal (rektor) för University of London samt var 1915–26 vice kansler för University of Manchester och professor i kristallografi där. Han var ledamot av Royal Society och adlades 1912. (sv)
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