Albert Miles

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
For the Welsh footballer, see Albert Miles (footballer).

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. Arnott, Deborah; Sheiham, Aubrey (24 April 2008). "Obituary: Loma Miles". The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  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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