Henry George Miller (3 December 1913 – 25 August 1976) was Vice-Chancellor of

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Career

Miller was born in

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and studied medicine at Newcastle College of Medicine, now part of

, from 1931 to 1937. Whilst there he served as secretary (1935–36) and president (1936-37) of the

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. He spent time working at the

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in Newcastle, the

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in the

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and

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in London, before serving in the

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during the

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. He returned to Newcastle after the war and became a Reader in Neurology at Newcastle University in 1961. He went on to be Professor of Medicine (Neurology) in 1964, Dean of Medicine in 1966 and

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in 1968. He notably said: He died in office in 1976.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Henry 1913 births 1976 deaths Alumni of Newcastle University Vice-Chancellors of Newcastle University