John Matthew Mitchell

John Matthew Mitchell

John Matthew Mitchell (born 22 March 1925) was Assistant Director-General, 1981-84, and Senior Research Fellow, 1984-85 of the British Council.

"Education:" Ilford County High School, Worcester College, Oxford, Queens' College, Cambridge (MA), Vienna (PhD 1949).

Mr Mitchell served in the Royal Navy in World War II, 1944-6. He worked for the British Council from 1949 until his retirement in 1985.

Honours
*Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge, 1972-3.
*He was awarded the CBE in 1976.
*Fellow, Institute of Linguists (Chairman of Council, 1996-99; President, 2004).

Publications
*"International Cultural Relations", 1986
*Verse and short stories
*Translations from German and French


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