Person

Mitchell, John (1848 - 1928)

Born
9 March 1848
Baillieston, Lanark, Scotland
Died
14 January 1928
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Palaeontologist

Summary

John Mitchell worked as a schoolteacher in New South Wales but also pursued an interest in palaeontology collecting fossils, insects and plants and publishing numerous articles. In 1898 he became science master at Newcastle Technical College.

Details

Chronology

1888 -
Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

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Archival resources

New South Wales Department of Education Archives

  • John Mitchell - Records; New South Wales Department of Education Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Walsh, G. P., 'Mitchell, John (1848-1928), school teacher and palaeontologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 532-533, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-john-7606. Details

Journal Articles

  • Cambage, R. H., 'Chairman's address', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 53 (1) (1928), i-viii. Details
  • Mitchell, John, 'The geological sequence of the Bowning beds. [Abridged]', Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1 (1889), 291-297, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15813381. Details

Resources

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