Miller was born on October 1, 1899, inLondon into a middle class family. He graduated from Hilldrop Road Secondary School in 1916. In 1917 he joined theBritish Army.[2][3]
Miller's 1977 translation ofThe Phenomenology of Spirit, featured a foreword as well as a line-by-line commentary of the text byJ. N. Findlay.[4] At a time of renewal of interest in Hegel, It was a much needed improvement over the notorious shortcomings of the 1910 (revised in 1931) translation byJ. B. Baillie.[5] Miller introduced independent paragraph numbering in his translation for the first time, which does not exist in the original German, but has proven to be useful for discussions and references throughout the years. Subsequent translators, such asTerry Pinkard andMichael Inwood have retained this numeration in their works with minor alterations.[6] According toStephan Houlgate, Miller's translation provides many memorable passages, which reflect Hegel's own striking style.[7]
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^America, Hegel Society of; Center, in cooperation with the Philosophy Documentation (1 April 1991)."In Memoriam".Owl of Minerva.23 (1):124–125.doi:10.5840/owl199123117.