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John Mitchell (historian)

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John Mitchell
Born
Maui John Mitchell

(1941-05-20)20 May 1941
Tākaka, New Zealand
Died23 September 2021(2021-09-23) (aged 80)
Nelson, New Zealand
Spouse
(m. 1966)
RelativesTerry Mitchell (brother)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
ThesisSome Psychological Aspects of Chemical Senses (1971)
Robert Gregson
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
New Zealand Māori history

Maui 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.

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

Selected publications

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Maui John Mitchell: a lifelong passion for whakapapa". Koekoeā. 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Maui Mitchell death notice". Nelson Mail. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  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. ^ 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. ^ Bohny, Skara (2 October 2021). "Maui John Mitchell: a mighty tōtara, a lovely man". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2024.