John (Galvin) Mitchell

Writer, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He studied at Yale (1954 BA), and became a journalist for a variety of newspapers including the New York Journal-American (1958–65). A science editor and writer for Newsweek (1965–8), he was a member of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (1966–8). His essays, articles, and historical sketches have appeared in numerous periodicals, notably in Audubon, where he was a freelance editor (1976–91). A writer specializing in natural resource interpretation and historical geography, he is noted for such books as The Hunt (1980) and The Man Who Would Dam the Amazon and Other Accounts From Afield (1990). He lived in Redding, CT.

John Mitchell may refer:

John Mitchell (United Mine Workers) (1870–1919), president of the United Mine Workers John Mitchell (composer) (born 1941), American composer John Mitchell (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John Mitchell (rugby player) (born 1964), rugby player and coach John Mitchell (geographer) (1711–1768) Anglo-American physician, botanist, and geographer John Mitchell (mason), American stonemason John Cameron Mitchell (born 1963), a filmmaker based in New York City John Mitchell, Jr. Mitchell (1913–1988), U.S. Attorney General and Watergate conspirator John William Mitchell (1872–1952), 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta John Mitchell (musician), guitarist with such UK progressive rock bands as Arena, Kino, and Frost John Mitchell, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania John Mitchell, the birth-name of a recurring fictional character Jack Mitchell in many short stories and sketches by Australian writer Henry Lawson

Other people with similar names include:

John Michell (1724–1793, British geologist and astronomer John Mitchel (1815-1875), Irish nationalist and politician

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