Albert Edward William ('Loma') Miles (16 Jan 1912 – 16 Mar 2008) was a British academic dentist.[1] He was also Professor of Dental Surgery and Pathology at London Hospital Medical College Dental School between 1950 and 1976, published a number of significant books in the field of academic dentistry, and developed a technique for assessing a subject's age from the extent of wear on the teeth.

Albert Miles
Born
Albert Miles

1912
Died2008 (aged 95–96)
NationalityBritish
OccupationAcademic Dentist

Early life

Miles was born in London[2] in 1912, before graduating in both medicine and dentistry from London's Royal Dental Hospital.[2]

Personal life

Throughout his life, Miles was a socialist. He was a 'vociferous' opponent of the 2003 Iraq War. He survived his long-term partner, Diana, by three years.[1]

Significant works include:

  • as editor: Structural and Chemical Organisation of Teeth (1967) 2 vols.[3]
  • Teeth and Their Origins (1972)[4]
  • Variations and Diseases of the Teeth in Animals (1990, with Caroline Grigson)[5]

His final work, a book on the early history of the Royal Army Medical Corps was published posthumously, in 2009.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Arnott, Deborah; Sheiham, Aubrey (24 April 2008). "Obituary: Loma Miles". The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, Newell (24 May 2008). "Loma Miles". The British Dental Journal. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Dahlberg, Albert A. (1968). "Review of Structural and Chemical Organization of Teeth, Volumes 1 & 2, edited by A. E. W. Miles". The Quarterly Review of Biology. University of Chicago Press. 43 (3): 365–366. doi:10.1086/405907. ISSN 0033-5770.
  4. ↑ Albert Edward William Miles (January 1972). Teeth and Their Origins. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-914130-2.
  5. ↑ A. E. W. Miles; Caroline Grigson (30 October 2003). Colyer's Variations and Diseases of the Teeth of Animals. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54407-8.
  6. ↑ A. E. W. Miles (2009). The Accidental Birth of Military Medicine: The Origins of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Civic Books. ISBN 978-1-904104-95-7.
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