John Mitchell (historian) explained

John Mitchell
Birth Name:	Mauī John Mitchell
Birth Date:	20 May 1941
Birth Place:	Tākaka, New Zealand
Death Place:	Nelson, New Zealand
Relatives:	Terry Mitchell (brother)
Alma Mater:	University of Canterbury
Thesis Title:	Some Psychological Aspects of Chemical Senses
Thesis Url:	https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/4521
Thesis Year:	1971
Doctoral Advisor:	Robert Gregson
Discipline:	History
Sub Discipline:	New Zealand Māori history

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.

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

Selected publications

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

Notes and References

1. News: Mauī John Mitchell: a lifelong passion for whakapapa . 2021 . Koekoeā . 25 September 2021.
2. News: Maui Mitchell death notice . 24 September 2021 . Nelson Mail . 25 September 2021.
3. Mitchell . Maui . 1967 . Masters thesis . 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 . UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury . 10092/102759 . 10.26021/11893 .
4. Mitchell . Maui . 1971 . Doctoral thesis . Some psychological aspects of chemical senses . UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury . 10092/4521 . 10.26021/6884 .
5. News: Bohny . Skara . Mauī John Mitchell: a mighty tōtara, a lovely man . 2 March 2024 . . 2 October 2021.