Perry Miller

Perry G. E. Miller (February 25, 1905 – December 9, 1963) was an American intellectual historian and Harvard University professor. He was an authority on American Puritanism, and a co-founder of the field of American Studies.Alfred Kazin referred to him as "the master of American intellectual history". In his most famous book, The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century (1939), Miller adopted a cultural approach to illuminate the worldview of the Puritans, unlike previous historians who employed psychological and economic explanations of their beliefs and behavior.

Biography

Miller was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Chicago and taught at Harvard beginning in 1931. In 1942 Miller resigned his post at Harvard to join the U.S. Army; he was stationed in Great Britain for the duration of the war, where he worked for the Office of Strategic Services. Miller may have been instrumental in creating the Psychological Warfare Branch of the O.S.S.; certainly he worked for the PWB for the duration of the war. After 1945 Miller returned to teaching at Harvard.

Perry Miller (ice hockey)

Perry Elvin Miller (born June 24, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 201 games in the World Hockey Association and 217 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets.

Perry Elvin Miller Defence/Left Wing Born 24 June 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Height: 6' 1" Weight: 194 lbs

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