Coinage of the Umayyads of Spain, Part 2
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Miles, George Carpenter, 1904-1975
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A noted Islamic numismatist, Miles was responsible for the Society's Islamic and Hispanic collections from 1946 until his retirement in 1972; he also served as Chief Curator from 1954 through 1969. In his latter years (1966-72), Miles also helped administer the Society, serving as its Executive Director and Secretary. The leading Islamic numismatist of his generation, George C. Miles first came to the ANS in October 1937 as Research Assistant in Muhammadan Numismatics. Earlier that year, Miles...
American Numismatic Society
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Howland Wood (1877-1938) was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and graduated from Brown University in 1900. He became a member of the ANS in 1909. By 1913 he had been appointed Curator, remaining in this position until his death in 1938. At that time, the Society only maintained a single curator, with two assistants. Despite the limited size of the staff, during Wood's tenure the Society's collections increased significantly, from 50,000 to almost 200,000 specimens. In addition to his curator...
