Robert Rush Miller (April 23, 1916 – February 10, 2003) was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s.
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Born | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | April 23, 1916
Died | February 10, 2003 | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Relatives | Frances Hubbs Miller (wife) Carl Leavitt Hubbs (father-in-law) Laura Hubbs (mother-in-law) Carl Hubbs (brother-in-law) Frances Naomi Clark (aunt-in-law) |
He was born in Colorado Springs, earned his bachelor's degree at University of California, Berkeley in 1938, a master's degree at the University of Michigan in 1943, and a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1944. He received tenure at the University of Michigan in 1954.
Together with W. L. Minckley, he discovered a new species of platyfish, Xiphophorus gordoni, that they named in honor of Dr Myron Gordon. He served as the ichthyological editor of Copeia from 1950 to 1955.