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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

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    First published in 1938 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The childhood of animals. by P. Chalmers Mitchell with coloured

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  • Cover of: Official guide to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London.

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  • Cover of: On the intestinal tract of birds: with remarks on the valuation and nomenclature of zoological characters

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British zoologist

Born 23 Nov 1864
Died 2 Jul 1945

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Animals, Animal behavior, Birds, Digestive organs, Infancy, Intestines, Anatomy, Anatomy & histology, Anatomy, Comparative, Biography, Biology, Botany, Comparative Anatomy, Evolution, Gastrointestinal Tract, History, Juvenile literature, London Zoo (London, England), Mammals, Materialism, Microbiology, Nationalism, Nationalism and nationality, Physiology, Politics and government

Places

Málaga (Spain), Spain

People

Peter Chalmers Mitchell (1864-1945), Arthur Koestler (1905-1983), Francisco Franco (1892-1975), Gamel Woolsey (1895-1968), Gerald Brenan (1894-1987), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875-1951), José Calvo Sotelo (1893-1936), Juan Negrín (1892-1956), Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), Ramiro de Maetzu (1874-1936), Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1896)

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1901-, 1931-1939, 1936-1939

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July 23, 2024 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
July 23, 2024 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
July 23, 2024 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import