Osborn Maitland Miller Medal

The Osborn Maitland Miller Cartographic Medal was established in 1968 by the American Geographical Society Council.

The Osborn Maitland Miller Cartographic Medal honors "outstanding contributions in the field of cartography or geodesy".

[1] Osborn Maitland Miller's forty-six year career with the American Geographical Society was only one of the many accomplishments of his career.

While on staff, Miller headed, researched, and taught at the American Geographical Society’s School of Surveying, specializing in photogrammetry and cartography.

Miller was born in Perth, Scotland in 1897, and was educated at Glenalmond College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, after which he served as a regular officer in the Royal Field Artillery in the First World War, being awarded the Military Cross in 1917 [2] when he was severely injured.