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Peter Chalmers Mitchell

Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell
Born(1864-11-23)23 November 1864
Dunfermline, Scotland
Died2 July 1945(1945-07-02) (aged 80)
London, England
Known forFounding Whipsnade Zoo
Scientific career
FieldsZoology

Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell CBE FRS FZS (23 November 1864 – 2 July 1945) was a Scottish zoologist who was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1903 to 1935.[1] During this time, he directed the policy of the Zoological Gardens of London and created the world's first open zoological park, Whipsnade Zoo.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hindle, E. (1947). "Peter Chalmers Mitchell. 1864–1945". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 5 (15): 367–372. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1947.0005. S2CID 191584762.
  2. ^ Chalmers Mitchell, P. (1931). A Centenary History of the London Zoo.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell – Thirty Years Secretary of the Zoo". The Times.

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