Mitchell, John, 1711-1768

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Dates:
Birth 1711-04-13
Death 1768-02-29
Britons,
English,

Biographical notes:

Physician and artist.

From the description of Papers of John Mitchell, 1745-1749. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454577

John Mitchell (1711-1768), Virginia born and Edinburgh educated physician, botanist, and cartographer, the author of the Mitchell Map (1755). He moved from Virginia to London in 1746, and in November 1748 elected to the Royal Society.

From the description of Letter from John Mitchell to Cadwallader Colden, London 1749, Mar. 25. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 681418663

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Subjects:

  • Americans
  • Botany
  • Indians of North America
  • Natural history
  • Patronage, Political
  • Scientists

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Physicians

Places:

  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • America (as recorded)
  • England--London (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)