John_Mitchell_(historian)

John Mitchell (historian)

John Mitchell (historian)

New Zealand historian (1941–2021)

Mauī John Mitchell (20 May 1941 – 23 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in Māori history, particularly in the upper South Island. Of Māori descent, he affiliated to Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Tama.[1][2] Mitchell completed a master's thesis in 1967,[3] followed by a doctoral thesis in 1971,[4] both at the University of Canterbury.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

He died on 23 September 2021 in Nelson.[5]

Selected publications

  • Mitchell, John; Mitchell, Hilary (2004). Te Tau Ihu o te Waka: a History of Māori of Nelson and Marlborough. Vol. 1. Huia. ISBN 1869690877.
  • Mitchell, Hilary; Mitchell, John (2021). He Ringatoi o ngā Tūpuna: Isaac Coates and his Māori Portraits. Nelson: Potton & Burton. ISBN 9781988550206.

References

  1. [1]
    "Mauī John Mitchell: a lifelong passion for whakapapa". Koekoeā. 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Maui Mitchell death notice". Nelson Mail. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Mitchell, Maui (1967). Some interrelationships of the chemical senses, smell, taste and irritance, at the near-threshold level, and trends within the series of N-aliphatic monohydric alcohols (Masters thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/11893. hdl:10092/102759.
  4. [4]
    Mitchell, Maui (1971). Some psychological aspects of chemical senses (Doctoral thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/6884. hdl:10092/4521.
  5. [5]
    Bohny, Skara (2 October 2021). "Mauī John Mitchell: a mighty tōtara, a lovely man". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2024.


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