Francis John Mitchell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian herpetologist (1929–1970)
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Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
About Francis John Mitchell
- John Mitchell (Francis John Mitchell, 1929–1970) was a biologist and curator with a special interest in herpetology.
- Active from South Australia, he was vice president of the state's Royal Society and employed at South Australian Museum.
- His initial positions at the museum related to the reptile and frog collections, leading to his role as head curator of the vertebrates in 1965.
- An active and competitive skin diver who was involved in ocean sports and associations, Mitchell was able to align these interests by obtaining specimens from spear and big game fisherman.
- He was the author of a new species of rock-inhabiting lizard, Varanus glebopalma, his description of which was published in 1955.
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