Person
Mitchell, William (1861 - 1962)
KCMG
- Born
- March 1861
Inveravon, Banffshire, Scotland - Died
- 24 June 1962
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Educationist and University Chancellor
Summary
Sir William Mitchell was the Hughes Professor of English language and literature and mental and moral philosophy in the University of Adelaide from 1895 until 1922, was vice-chancellor (unpaid) from 1916 to 1942 when he became chancellor, retiring in 1948. He took a leading role in education reform in South Australia, a role that spread and was recognised overseas. He was knighted in 1927 in recognition of his services as Vice chancellor of the University of Adelaide, and the Mitchell Building at the University was named after him in 1961. He was a founding council member, Mental Science, of the Australian National Research Council in 1921.
Details
Chronology
- 1895 - 1922
- Career position - Hughes Professor of English language and literature and mental and moral philosophy, University of Adelaide
- 1916 - 1942
- Career position - Vice-chancellor (unpaid), University of Adelaide
- 1921 -
- Career position - Foundation Councillor (Mental Science), Australian National Research Council
- 1927
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) - for service as Vice chancellor of the University of Adelaide
- 1937
- Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
- 1942 - 1948
- Career position - Chancellor, University of Adelaide
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Edgeloe, V. A., 'Mitchell, Sir William (1861-1962), scholar, educationist and administrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 535-537, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-sir-william-7610. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 1 February 2024