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David William MitchellFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David William Mitchell (18131859) was anEnglishzoologistand
illustrator.
Life and work[edit]
Mitchell was born in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire. He
graduated
fromChrist Church, Oxford, in 1836.[1]
Residing in Bloomsberry Terrace, London, he married Prudence
Philips Willes,
eldest daughter of the Rev'd Edward Willes of Walcot, near Bath,
Somerset on
30 October 1837.[1]
Mitchell illustratedGeorge Robert Gray's Genera of Birds,
[2]
but finding himselftoo busy with his work for the ZSL, he
employed the German illustratorJoseph
Wolfas his assistant on the project.[3]
Mitchell was elected into theLinnean Society of Londonin
November 1843.
Mitchell was the first paid secretary of theZoological Society
of London(ZSL),
taking up the post between 10 February 1847 and 6 April 1859,
instigating the
construction of the first public marine aquarium in the Regent's
Park Zoological
Gardens, which opened on 22 May 1853.[1]He is credited with
rescuing the
London zoo financially by publishing attractive images of a few
"star" animals,thus greatly increasing the number of visitors in
the late 1840s.[4]
Mitchell was a collector and dealer in skins and eggs, and for a
time lived
inPenzance, Cornwall.[5]
Resigning his post as secretary of the ZSL on 6 April 1859, he
became
Aquarium Director of theJardin d'AcclimatationinParis, but died
suddenly on 1
November 1859, only months after taking up the position, and was
succeeded
there by William Alford Lloyd.[1]
References[edit]
1. ^abcd"David William Mitchell: Aquarium Ambitions".
Parlour Aquariums. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
2. ^"Joseph Wolf". Natural History Museum. 2013.
Retrieved 4 May 2013.
3. ^"Gray, George Robert". Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography. 2004-2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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4. ^Nolan, William (2008).Capturing Life: Zoological
Gardens and the Emergence of Cinema. ProQuest.
p. 18.
5. ^Robinson, P. (2003) The Birds of the Isles of Scilly.
London: Christopher Helm.
Preceded by
William Ogilby
Secretary of theZoological
Society of London18471859
Succeeded by
Philip Sclater
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