Samuel Barrett Miles | |
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Born | 2 October 1838 |
Died | 28 August 1914 | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Army officer |
Known for | Ethnographic and historical writings on Oman |
Samuel Barrett Miles (2 October 1838 – 28 August 1914) was a British Army officer who served as a diplomat in various Arabic-speaking countries, notably Oman, which he came to know better than any other European of the time. The notes that he made were published after his death as The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf.