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- William Lash Miller (* 10. September 1866 in , Ontario; † 1. September 1940 in Toronto, Ontario) war ein kanadischer Chemiker (Physikalische Chemie). Miller studierte ab 1883 Chemie an der University of Toronto und nach dem Bachelor-Abschluss von 1887 bis 1889 in Berlin, 1889 in Göttingen und 1890 in München, wo er bei Adolf von Baeyer promoviert wurde. Anschließend war er bei Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, was ein Wendepunkt in seiner Chemikerkarriere war. Von da an verbrachte er häufig die Sommer in dessen Labor in Leipzig. 1891 wurde er Demonstrator an der University of Toronto, war 1892 bei nochmals Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, um dort ein zweites Mal zu promovieren, und wurde 1894 Lecturer, 1900 Associate Professor und 1908 Professor für Physikalische Chemie in Toronto. 1937 wurde er emeritiert. Miller galt zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes als einer der bedeutendsten kanadischen Chemiker. Er baute die Lehre der physikalischen Chemie in Kanada auf und war auch einer der ersten Vertreter der Physiologischen Chemie (Biochemie) in Kanada, mit der er sich ab etwa 1915 befasste. Als Schüler von Ostwald lehrte er die chemische Thermodynamik von Josiah Willard Gibbs, war aber auch wie dieser ablehnend gegenüber dem Atomkonzept. Mit Ostwald widmete er einen Großteil seiner Schaffenskraft darauf, Gibbs’ sehr theoretische Konzepte im Labor-Maßstab umzusetzen. Insbesondere erweiterte er Gibbs’ Behandlungen von Mehrkomponenten-Systemen (ternäre Mischungen), er befasste sich aber mit vielen Bereichen der Physikalischen Chemie. Er war einer der Hauptorganisatoren des Canadian Institute of Chemistry und 1926 dessen Präsident. 1926 wurde er als erster Kanadier Ehrenmitglied der American Chemical Society. Er war Associate Editor des Journal of the American Chemical Society und des Journal of Physical Chemistry. Er war CBE. (de)
- William Lash Miller, CBE, FRSC (10 September 1866, Galt, Ontario – 1 September 1 1940, Toronto) was a Canadian chemist, chemistry professor, and pioneer of physical chemistry. Lash Miller studied chemistry at the University of Toronto with bachelor's degree in 1887. He then studied from 1887 to 1889 under August Wilhelm von Hofmann, in 1889 under Viktor Meyer in Göttingen, and in 1890 in Munich, where he received his doctorate in organic chemistry under Adolf von Baeyer. Subsequently, he studied with Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, which was a turning point in his chemistry career. From then on, he often spent summers in Ostwald's laboratory in Leipzig. In 1891 Lash Miller became a demonstrator at the University of Toronto and was again in 1892 with Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, where he earned a second doctorate (in physical chemistry). At the University of Toronto, Lash Miller became in 1894 a lecturer, in 1900 an associate professor, and in 1908 a professor of physical chemistry in Toronto. In 1937 he retired as a professor emeritus. His greatest scientific strength lay in his mastery of the chemical thermodynamics of Willard Gibbs, learned from Ostwald at Leipzig. His greatest weakness (also learned from Ostwald) was his refusal to use or teach the atomic and molecular theories that formed the mainstream of 20th-century chemical thinking. Toronto became an important centre of chemical research, and a roster of Miller's pupils includes a remarkable number of important chemists. Lash Miller was considered one of the most important Canadian chemists at the time of his death. He built up the teaching of physical chemistry in Canada and was also one of Canada's first representatives of physical chemistry (and clinical biochemistry), with which he dealt from about 1915. With Ostwald he devoted much of his scientific efforts to implement Gibbs' very theoretical concepts on a laboratory scale. Lash Miller did research on many areas of physical chemistry; in particular, he extended Gibbs' treatment of multicomponent systems. Miller served as the doctoral advisor of biochemist Clara Benson. Miller was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1899 and served as its President for 1934–1935. He was one of the main organizers of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry and was in 1926 its president. In 1926 he became the first Canadian honorary member of the American Chemical Society. He was a member of the editorial staff of the Journal of the American Chemical Society and of The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1935. The Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories building, at the University of Toronto, is named in his honor. Chemist William Lash Miller is not to be confused with lawyer William Miller Lash, his double cousin (first cousin on both sides). (en)
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- William Lash Miller (* 10. September 1866 in , Ontario; † 1. September 1940 in Toronto, Ontario) war ein kanadischer Chemiker (Physikalische Chemie). Miller studierte ab 1883 Chemie an der University of Toronto und nach dem Bachelor-Abschluss von 1887 bis 1889 in Berlin, 1889 in Göttingen und 1890 in München, wo er bei Adolf von Baeyer promoviert wurde. Anschließend war er bei Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, was ein Wendepunkt in seiner Chemikerkarriere war. Von da an verbrachte er häufig die Sommer in dessen Labor in Leipzig. 1891 wurde er Demonstrator an der University of Toronto, war 1892 bei nochmals Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, um dort ein zweites Mal zu promovieren, und wurde 1894 Lecturer, 1900 Associate Professor und 1908 Professor für Physikalische Chemie in Toronto. 1937 wurde er emer (de)
- William Lash Miller, CBE, FRSC (10 September 1866, Galt, Ontario – 1 September 1 1940, Toronto) was a Canadian chemist, chemistry professor, and pioneer of physical chemistry. Lash Miller studied chemistry at the University of Toronto with bachelor's degree in 1887. He then studied from 1887 to 1889 under August Wilhelm von Hofmann, in 1889 under Viktor Meyer in Göttingen, and in 1890 in Munich, where he received his doctorate in organic chemistry under Adolf von Baeyer. Subsequently, he studied with Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, which was a turning point in his chemistry career. From then on, he often spent summers in Ostwald's laboratory in Leipzig. In 1891 Lash Miller became a demonstrator at the University of Toronto and was again in 1892 with Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig, where he earned (en)
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