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Thomas Mitchell

Scottish surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia (1792–1855)
Person Human Q2142133
Thomas Mitchell
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
June 15, 1792
Date of death
October 5, 1855
Place of birth
Grangemouth
Place of death
Sydney
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia[17][18]
Occupation
explorer, engineer, botanist, politician, botanical collector, scientific collector, discoverer, surveying engineer[19][20][21]
Field of work
botany[22]
Position held
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Surveyor General of New South Wales[23][24]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[25]
Award received
Knight Bachelor[26]
Father
John Mitchell[11]
Mother
Janet Wilson[12]
Spouse
Mary Blunt[13]
Child
Emily Mitchell, Camilla Victoria Mitchell, Blanche Mitchell[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[41]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, National Herbarium of Victoria, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Natural History Museum, Cambridge University Herbarium
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35][36][37][38][39][40]
Family name
Mitchell[32]
Given name
Thomas, Livingstone[33][34]
Member of
Federation of Genealogical Societies[27]
Military branch
British Army[29]
Number of children
12[42]
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Participated in conflict
Napoleonic Wars[31]
Place of burial
Camperdown Cemetery[10]
Residence
Australia[30]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en T.Mitch. en Thomas Mitchell en Thomas Mitchell (explorer) en Thomas Mitchell's en T. L. Mitchell en Major Mitchell en Sir Mitchell en Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell en Sir Thomas Mitchell en Sir T. Mitchell en Thomas Livingstone Mitchell ar توماس ميتشيل da Thomas Livingstone Mitchell de T.Mitch. el Τόμας Μίτσελ (εξερευνητής) es T.Mitch. fa توماس میچل he תומאס מיטצ'ל it T.Mitch. ja トーマス・ミッチェル
🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000081137359
VIAF cluster ID
34613853
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84002314
GND ID
119439662
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
92045
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
5756
Artnet artist ID
thomas-livingstone-sir-mitchell
AskArt person ID
11118194
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
mitchell-sir-thomas-livingstone-2463
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID
5072
BHL creator ID
25821
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13511033v, 13522115n
Show all 65 identifiers +53
Bionomia ID
Thomas Mitchell
Botanist author abbreviation
T.Mitch.
British Museum person or institution ID
126335
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
mitchell-thomas-livingstone
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01368297
Darwin Correspondence ID
3345
Dictionary of Sydney ID
person/mitchell_thomas_livingstone
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P000649b
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Livingstone-Mitchell
FAST ID
127224
Freebase ID
/m/01vln6
Geni profile ID
6000000016881764004
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01vln6
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
690
IPNI author ID
12685-1
IdRef ID
050354159
Invaluable.com person ID
xrtkiwl4en
J9U entity ID
987007431439105171
Libraries Australia ID
36009016
Museo Galileo authority ID
84450
MutualArt artist ID
C0D124558F3106E4
NLA Trove people ID
599859
NSW Parliament member ID
244
National Library of Portugal ID
1050955
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1723682
National Virtual Library of India ID
648183
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
095005153
Obituaries Australia ID
mitchell-sir-thomas-livingstone-2463
Online Books Page author ID
Mitchell, T. L. (Thomas Livingstone), 1792-1855
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3942117
Open Library ID
OL323935A
OpenMLOL author ID
37818, 149141
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
18852
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100201897
Parsifal cluster ID
492812
People Australia ID
2463
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
182205
Project Gutenberg author ID
3213
SHARE Catalogue author ID
323558
SNAC ARK ID
w6jw8d7w
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
8842
The Peerage person ID
p4781.htm#i47810
Topic's main category
Category:Thomas Livingstone Mitchell
Treccani ID
mitchell_res-fc3effe6-86d7-11dc-9a1b-0016357eee51
UK National Archives ID
F39735
Union List of Artist Names ID
500025947
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/379332
Watercolour World artist ID
sir-thomas-mitchell
Wellcome Collection concept ID
nbkwtnkr
WikiTree person ID
Mitchell-16294
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhRKvrXJjQ6YKm9pqCPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/a37682c6-a22f-4c23-8b25-ab528763dd41
ZooBank author ID
51590B43-F4A7-43A8-A46B-0E52255F7C07

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
politician, engineer, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Collection items at 4
Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, National Herbarium of Victoria
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Named after 2
Mitchell River, Mitchell
Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Bionomia ID 1
Thomas Mitchell
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Family name 1
Mitchell
Field of work 1
botany
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
British Army
Participated in conflict 1
Napoleonic Wars
Place of birth 1
Grangemouth
Place of death 1
Sydney
Residence 1
Australia
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Bionomia ID 1
Thomas Mitchell
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Summary

Thomas Mitchell was born on June 15, 1792[1], in Grangemouth[2]. He died on October 5, 1855[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], engineer[6], botanist[7], politician[8], and botanical collector[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Mitchell include Mitchell[43], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1949[46] and Mitchell River[47], a river[48], in Australia[49].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Thomas Mitchell include Mitchell[43], a division of the Australian House of Representatives[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1949[46] and Mitchell River[47], a river[48], in Australia[49].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Mitchell born?

Thomas Mitchell's place of birth was Grangemouth[2].

Where did Thomas Mitchell die?

Thomas Mitchell passed away in Sydney[4].

Who were Thomas Mitchell's parents?

Thomas Mitchell's father was John Mitchell[11]. Thomas Mitchell's mother was Janet Wilson[12].

Who was Thomas Mitchell married to?

Thomas Mitchell's spouses include Mary Blunt[13].

What did Thomas Mitchell do for work?

Thomas Mitchell worked as an explorer[5], engineer[6], botanist[7], politician[8], and botanical collector[9].

Where did Thomas Mitchell go to school?

Thomas Mitchell was educated at University of Edinburgh[25].

What awards did Thomas Mitchell receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[26].

Related Entities

Australia botany Sydney United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Former Members – Parliament of NSW. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID → mitchell-thomas-livingstone
    "Created claim: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: mitchell-thomas-livingstone, batch #294799"
  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 13511033v, 13522115n
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13522115n, batch #264035"
  3. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/379332
    "Created claim: Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/379332, batch #260994"
  4. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 182205
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 182205, batch #260429"
  5. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 3345
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 3345, batch #258229"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, engineer, botanist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32080: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
  7. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01368297
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01367662, batch #257929"
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