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Peter Chalmers Mitchell

Peter Chalmers Mitchell (November 23, 1864-July 2, 1945) was a Scottish zoologist and secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1903 to 1935. During this time, he directed the policy of London's zoological gardens and created the world's first open zoological park, ZSL Whipsnade. He left a written record of his stay in Malaga during the Spanish Civil War.

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British zoologist

Born 23 Nov 1864
Died 2 Jul 1945

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  • Cover of: Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies

    First published in 2004 17 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The childhood of animals

    First published in 1912 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition childhoodofanima00mitcrich
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  • Cover of: Thomas Henry Huxley: a sketch of his life and work

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  • Cover of: My house in Málaga

    First published in 1938 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1937 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Outlines of biology

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  • Cover of: Evolution and the war.

    First published in 1915 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition evolutionwar00mitcrich Cover of edition evolutionandwar00mitcgoog
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  • Cover of: Materialism and vitalism in biology.

    First published in 1930 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: ילדותם של בעלי־החיים

    First published in 1946 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Centenary history of the Zoological Society of London

    First published in 1929 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: On the intestinal tract of birds: with remarks on the valuation and nomenclature of zoological characters

    First published in 1900 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: On the intestinal tract of mammals

    First published in 1905 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: pageant of nature

    First published in 1900 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The childhood of animals. by P. Chalmers Mitchell with coloured

    First published in 1912 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Official guide to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London.

    First published in 1909 1 edition in 1 language
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British zoologist

Born 23 Nov 1864
Died 2 Jul 1945
Subjects
Animals, Animal behavior, Digestive organs, Infancy, Anatomy, Anatomy & histology, Anatomy, Comparative, Biology, Birds, Botany, Comparative Anatomy, Evolution, Gastrointestinal Tract, History, Intestines, Juvenile literature, London Zoo (London, England), Mammals, Materialism, Microbiology, Nationalism, Nationalism and nationality, Politics and government, Spanish Civil War, Vitalism
Places
Málaga (Spain), Spain
People
P. Chalmers Mitchell Sir (1864-1945), Peter Chalmers Mitchell Sir, Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1896)
Time
1901-, 1931-1939, 1936-1939

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2 hours ago Edited by dcapillae merge authors
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June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import