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A. M. Miller
	Miller at the University of Kentucky in 1917
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Born	August 6, 1861; Eaton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 28, 1929 (aged 68); Palatka, Florida, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1892	Kentucky State College
Head coaching record
Overall	2–4–1

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Arthur McQuiston Miller (August 6, 1861 – October 28, 1929) was an American educator, zoologist, geologist, and college football coach. He was the first football coach at Kentucky State College—now known as University of Kentucky—in 1892. Miller was also a professor of geology and zoology and the first dean of arts and sciences at school.

Early life

Miller was born on August 6, 1861, in Eaton, Ohio, to parents Robert and Margaret Ann (née McQuiston) Miller.^[1] He spent his youth there, and enjoyed searching for trilobites as a pastime.^[2] From 1880 to 1882, he attended the College of Wooster before transferring to Princeton University in 1883.^[3] From Princeton, Miller received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884 and a Master of Arts degree in 1887.^[4] He remained there under a fellowship through 1889.^[3] Miller spent a year as a professor at Wilson College and studied abroad for a year at the University of Munich.^[3]

University of Kentucky

In 1892, Miller joined the faculty at Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a professor of geology and zoology.^[4] That year, he also coached the football team in its inaugural season at the urging of the students, which came despite his limited knowledge of the sport.^[5] Kentucky finished with a 2–4–1 record,^[6] and Miller allowed John A. Thompson, who was more familiar with the game, to coach the team the following season.^[5]

By 1907, Miller was the head of the geological, zoological, and entomological departments at Kentucky, and "proved himself to be the friend and patron of pure athletics, as his heart co-operation and assistance can always be relied upon in any matter pertaining to the interests of the physical attitude."^[7] From 1908 to 1917,^[3] he served as the school's first dean of arts and sciences.^[8] During the First World War, he worked as a field geology consultant and authored several scientific studies.^[3]

In 1922, Miller wrote an article in the journal Science decrying William Jennings Bryan for his actions to suppress the teaching of evolution in Kentucky schools.^[9] In June 1925, Miller was informed that he could be called upon to testify in defense of John T. Scopes, a University of Kentucky alumnus and former student of Miller's, during the Scopes Monkey Trial.^[10] Miller retired from the university as a professor emeritus on June 30, 1925.^[3]

Later life and legacy

Miller spent his retirement in Asheville, North Carolina.^[3] He died of heart disease in Palatka, Florida, on October 28, 1929, at the age of 68.^[11]^[12] Miller Hall on the University of Kentucky campus was named in his honor in 1940.^[8]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Kentucky State College Blue and White (Independent) (1892)
1892	Kentucky State College	2–4–1
Kentucky State College:		2–4–1
Total:		2–4–1

Published works

The Lead and Zinc Bearing Rocks of Central Kentucky (1905)^[13]
The Geology of Kentucky (1919)^[13]

References

^ Geological Survey Affairs, Volume 35, p. 174, Kentucky Geological Survey, 1932.
^ Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, p. 283, Geological Society of America, 1936.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g John E. Kleber, The Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 637, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
^ ^a ^b The Kentuckian, p. 14, Kentucky State College, 1907.
^ ^a ^b History and Tradition Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ Professor A.M. Miller Records by Year Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ The Kentuckian, p. 21, Kentucky State College, 1907.
^ ^a ^b Campus Guide – Miller Hall, University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE; KENTUCKY AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Science, Vol. LV, No. 1416, p. 178, February 17, 1922.
^ Kentucky Professor As Adviser.; TO DEFEND SCOPES IN SCIENCE'S NAME, The New York Times, June 29, 1925.
^ DR. A. M. MILLER, KENTUCKY DEAN, DIES AT AGE OF 68, The Atlanta Constitution, October 30, 1929.
^ ARTHUR McQUISTON MILLER; Professor Emeritus of Kentucky University Dies in Florida, The New York Times, October 29, 1929.
^ ^a ^b Arthur McQuiston Miller 1861 - 1929, Open Library, retrieved December 12, 2010.

External links

A. M. Miller at Find a Grave

[1] Geological Survey Affairs, Volume 35, p. 174, Kentucky Geological Survey, 1932.

[geo-2] Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, p. 283, Geological Society of America, 1936.

[encyc-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g John E. Kleber, The Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 637, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

[ken07-4] The Kentuckian, p. 14, Kentucky State College, 1907.

[tradition-5] History and Tradition Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.

[6] Professor A.M. Miller Records by Year Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 12, 2010.

[7] The Kentuckian, p. 21, Kentucky State College, 1907.

[millerhall-8] Campus Guide – Miller Hall, University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.

[9] DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE; KENTUCKY AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Science, Vol. LV, No. 1416, p. 178, February 17, 1922.

[scopes-10] Kentucky Professor As Adviser.; TO DEFEND SCOPES IN SCIENCE'S NAME, The New York Times, June 29, 1925.

[11] DR. A. M. MILLER, KENTUCKY DEAN, DIES AT AGE OF 68, The Atlanta Constitution, October 30, 1929.

[12] ARTHUR McQUISTON MILLER; Professor Emeritus of Kentucky University Dies in Florida, The New York Times, October 29, 1929.

[pub-13] Arthur McQuiston Miller 1861 - 1929, Open Library, retrieved December 12, 2010.

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-'''Arthur McQuiston Miller''' (August 6, 1861 &ndash; October 28, 1929) was an American educator, [[zoologist]], [[geologist]], and [[college football]] coach. He was the first football coach at the [[University of Kentucky]] in 1892. Miller was also a professor of geology and zoology and the first dean of arts and sciences at the University of Kentucky.
+'''Arthur McQuiston Miller''' (August 6, 1861 – October 28, 1929) was an American educator, [[zoologist]], [[geologist]], and [[college football]] coach. He was the first football coach at Kentucky State College—now known as [[University of Kentucky]]—in 1892. Miller was also a professor of geology and zoology and the first dean of arts and sciences at school.
 ==Early life==
-Miller was born on August 6, 1861 in [[Eaton, Ohio]] to parents Robert and Margaret Ann (née McQuiston) Miller.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=yKgRAAAAIAAJ Geological Survey Affairs, Volume 35''], p. 174, Kentucky Geological Survey, 1932.</ref> He spent his youth there, and enjoyed searching for [[trilobite]]s as a pastime.<ref name=geo>[http://books.google.com/books?id=STccAQAAIAAJ ''Proceedings of the Geological Society of America''], p. 283, Geological Society of America, 1936.</ref> From 1880 to 1882, he attended the [[College of Wooster]] before transferring to [[Princeton University]] in 1883.<ref name=encyc>John E. Kleber, [http://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia''], p. 637, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.</ref> From Princeton, Miller received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1884 and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] degree in 1887.<ref name=ken07>[http://www.archive.org/stream/kentuckian01unkngoog#page/n22/ ''The Kentuckian''], p. 14, Kentucky State College, 1907.</ref> He remained there under a fellowship through 1889.<ref name=encyc/> Miller spent a year as a professor at [[Wilson College (Pennsylvania)|Wilson College]] and studied abroad for a year at the [[University of Munich]].<ref name=encyc/>
+Miller was born on August 6, 1861, in [[Eaton, Ohio]], to parents Robert and Margaret Ann (née McQuiston) Miller.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yKgRAAAAIAAJ Geological Survey Affairs, Volume 35], p. 174, Kentucky Geological Survey, 1932.</ref> He spent his youth there, and enjoyed searching for [[trilobite]]s as a pastime.<ref name=geo>[https://books.google.com/books?id=STccAQAAIAAJ ''Proceedings of the Geological Society of America''], p. 283, Geological Society of America, 1936.</ref> From 1880 to 1882, he attended the [[College of Wooster]] before transferring to [[Princeton University]] in 1883.<ref name=encyc>John E. Kleber, [https://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia''], p. 637, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, {{ISBN|0-8131-1772-0}}.</ref> From Princeton, Miller received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1884 and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in 1887.<ref name=ken07>[https://archive.org/stream/kentuckian01unkngoog#page/n22/ ''The Kentuckian''], p. 14, Kentucky State College, 1907.</ref> He remained there under a fellowship through 1889.<ref name=encyc/> Miller spent a year as a professor at [[Wilson College (Pennsylvania)|Wilson College]] and studied abroad for a year at the [[University of Munich]].<ref name=encyc/>
 ==University of Kentucky==
-In 1892, he joined the faculty at [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky State College]] (now the University of Kentucky) as a professor of [[geology]] and [[zoology]].<ref name=ken07/> That year, he also coached the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|football team]] in its inaugural season at the urging of the students, which came despite his limited knowledge of the sport.<ref name=tradition>[http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/kty-m-footbl-archive.html History and Tradition], University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref> Kentucky finished with a 2&ndash;4&ndash;1 record,<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1629 Professor A.M. Miller Records by Year], College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref> and Miller allowed John A. Thompson, who was more familiar with the game, to coach the team the following season.<ref name=tradition/>
+In 1892, Miller joined the faculty at Kentucky State College—now known as the [[University of Kentucky]]—as a professor of [[geology]] and [[zoology]].<ref name=ken07/> That year, he also coached the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|football team]] in its inaugural season at the urging of the students, which came despite his limited knowledge of the sport.<ref name=tradition>[http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/kty-m-footbl-archive.html History and Tradition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831122222/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/kty-m-footbl-archive.html |date=2012-08-31 }}, University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref> Kentucky finished with a 2–4–1 record,<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1629 Professor A.M. Miller Records by Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820203138/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1629 |date=2011-08-20 }}, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref> and Miller allowed John A. Thompson, who was more familiar with the game, to coach the team the following season.<ref name=tradition/>
-By 1907, Miller was the head of the geological, zoological, and [[entomology|entomological]] departments at Kentucky, and "proved himself to be the friend and patron of pure athletics, as his heart co-operation and assistance can always be relied upon in any matter pertaining to the interests of the physical attitude."<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/kentuckian01unkngoog#page/n28/ ''The Kentuckian''], p. 21, Kentucky State College, 1907.</ref> From 1908 to 1917,<ref name=encyc/> he served as the school's first dean of arts and sciences.<ref name=millerhall/> During the [[First World War]], he worked as a field geology consultant and authored several scientific studies.<ref name=encyc/>
+By 1907, Miller was the head of the geological, zoological, and [[entomology|entomological]] departments at Kentucky, and "proved himself to be the friend and patron of pure athletics, as his heart co-operation and assistance can always be relied upon in any matter pertaining to the interests of the physical attitude."<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/kentuckian01unkngoog#page/n28/ ''The Kentuckian''], p. 21, Kentucky State College, 1907.</ref> From 1908 to 1917,<ref name=encyc/> he served as the school's first dean of arts and sciences.<ref name=millerhall/> During the [[First World War]], he worked as a field geology consultant and authored several scientific studies.<ref name=encyc/>
-In 1922, Miller wrote an article in the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' decrying [[William Jennings Bryan]] for his actions to suppress the teaching of [[evolution]] in Kentucky schools.<ref>[http://darrow.law.umn.edu/documents/Proposed%20Kentucky%20evol%20law.pdf DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE; KENTUCKY AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION] (PDF), ''Science'', Vol. LV, No. 1416, p. 178, February 17, 1922.</ref> In June 1925, Miller was informed that he could be called upon to testify in defense of [[John T. Scopes]], a University of Kentucky alumnus and former student of Miller's, during the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]].<ref name=scopes>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0815FA3E551B7A93CBAB178DD85F418285F9 Kentucky Professor As Adviser.; TO DEFEND SCOPES IN SCIENCE'S NAME], ''The New York Times'', June 29, 1925.</ref> Miller retired from the university as a professor emeritus on June 30, 1925.<ref name=encyc/>
+In 1922, Miller wrote an article in the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' decrying [[William Jennings Bryan]] for his actions to suppress the teaching of [[evolution]] in Kentucky schools.<ref>[http://darrow.law.umn.edu/documents/Proposed%20Kentucky%20evol%20law.pdf DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE; KENTUCKY AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091934/http://darrow.law.umn.edu/documents/Proposed%20Kentucky%20evol%20law.pdf |date=2011-07-20 }} (PDF), ''Science'', Vol. LV, No. 1416, p. 178, February 17, 1922.</ref> In June 1925, Miller was informed that he could be called upon to testify in defense of [[John T. Scopes]], a University of Kentucky alumnus and former student of Miller's, during the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]].<ref name=scopes>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0815FA3E551B7A93CBAB178DD85F418285F9 Kentucky Professor As Adviser.; TO DEFEND SCOPES IN SCIENCE'S NAME], ''The New York Times'', June 29, 1925.</ref> Miller retired from the university as a professor emeritus on June 30, 1925.<ref name=encyc/>
 ==Later life and legacy==
-Miller spent his retirement in [[Asheville, North Carolina]].<ref name=encyc/> He died of heart disease in [[Palatka, Florida]] on October 28, 1929 at the age of 68.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/877368492.html?dids=877368492:877368492&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Oct+30%2C+1929&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=DR.+A.+M.+MILLER%2C+KENTUCKY+DEAN%2C+DIES+AT+AGE+OF+68&pqatl=google DR. A. M. MILLER, KENTUCKY DEAN, DIES AT AGE OF 68], ''The Atlanta Constitution'', October 30, 1929.</ref><ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2061EF93D5D157A93CBAB178BD95F4D8285F9 ARTHUR McQUISTON MILLER; Professor Emeritus of Kentucky University Dies in Florida], ''The New York Times'', October 29, 1929.</ref> He is interred at Mound Hill Union Cemetery in [[Eaton, Ohio]].<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=miller&GSfn=arthur&GSmn=m&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=8648648&df=all& Arthur McQuiston Miller], Find a Grave, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref> Miller Hall on the University of Kentucky campus was named in his honor in 1940.<ref name=millerhall>[http://ukcc.uky.edu/cgi-bin/dynamo?maps.391+campus+0035 Campus Guide &ndash; Miller Hall], University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref>
+Miller spent his retirement in [[Asheville, North Carolina]].<ref name=encyc/> He died of heart disease in [[Palatka, Florida]], on October 28, 1929, at the age of 68.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163934/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/877368492.html?dids=877368492:877368492&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Oct+30,+1929&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=DR.+A.+M.+MILLER,+KENTUCKY+DEAN,+DIES+AT+AGE+OF+68&pqatl=google DR. A. M. MILLER, KENTUCKY DEAN, DIES AT AGE OF 68], ''The Atlanta Constitution'', October 30, 1929.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1929/10/29/archives/arthur-mcquiston-miller-professor-emeritus-of-kentucky-university.html ARTHUR McQUISTON MILLER; Professor Emeritus of Kentucky University Dies in Florida], ''The New York Times'', October 29, 1929.</ref> Miller Hall on the University of Kentucky campus was named in his honor in 1940.<ref name=millerhall>[http://ukcc.uky.edu/cgi-bin/dynamo?maps.391+campus+0035 Campus Guide &ndash; Miller Hall], University of Kentucky, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref>
+==Head coaching record==
+{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
+ | name      = [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky State College Blue and White]]
+ | conf      = Independent
+ | startyear = 1892
+ | endyear   = single
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | year         = [[1892 college football season|1892]]
+ | name         = [[1892 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team|Kentucky State College]]
+ | overall      = 2–4–1
+ | conference   =
+ | confstanding =
+ | bowlname     =
+ | bowloutcome  =
+ | bcsbowl      =
+ | ranking      = no
+ | ranking2     = no
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
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+ | confrecord =
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record End
+ | overall  = 2–4–1
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+ | poll     = no
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+}}
 ==Published works==
-*''The Lead and Zinc Bearing Rocks of Central Kentucky'' (1905)<ref name=pub>[http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL166501A/Arthur_McQuiston_Miller Arthur McQuiston Miller 1861 - 1929], Open Library, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref>
+*''The Lead and Zinc Bearing Rocks of Central Kentucky'' (1905)<ref name=pub>[https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL166501A/Arthur_McQuiston_Miller Arthur McQuiston Miller 1861 - 1929], Open Library, retrieved December 12, 2010.</ref>
 *''The Geology of Kentucky'' (1919)<ref name=pub/>
 ==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* {{Find a Grave|24067634}}
 {{Kentucky Wildcats football coach navbox}}
+{{authority control}}
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