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
Related entries
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
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535641. Details
- 'Mitchell, John (18480309-19280114)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1461278. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 October 2024
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