David William Mitchell

David William Mitchell (1813 – 1859) was an English zoologist and illustrator.

Mitchell was secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1847 to 1859, and then director of the Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, where he died. Previously he had been the illustrator of George Robert Gray's Genera of Birds, and had employed Joseph Wolf as his assistant on the project. He was also a collector and dealer in skins and eggs, and for a time lived in Penzance, Cornwall.^[1]

References

1. ^ Robinson, P. (2003) The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. London: Christopher Helm.

Preceded by William Ogilby

Secretary of the Zoological Society of London 1847–1859

Succeeded by Philip Sclater

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Name	Mitchell, David William
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Date of birth	1813
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Date of death	1859
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