Tony Mitchell (physician)
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BornOctober 24, 1928
Shipley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
DiedMarch 22, 1991 (aged 62)
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
SpouseMuriel Joyce Mitchell
Children4
John Richard Anthony Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1928 Shipley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | March 22, 1991 (aged 62) Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Muriel Joyce Mitchell |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Moxon Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, MB ChB, DPhil, MA, MD |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Gwyn Macfarlane |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Institutions | Nottingham medical school |
John Richard Anthony Mitchell (24 October 1928 – 22 March 1991) was a prominent British physician and medical academic.[1]
Mitchell was born in the Yorkshire town of Shipley. His father, Richard Newton Mitchell, worked as a bank teller and his mother, Elizabeth (née Bell), was the daughter of dock foreman John William Bell.[1]
He attended Morecambe Grammar School before studying physiology at the University of Manchester, where he graduated with a first-class degree with honours. He completed his clinical training at Manchester Royal Infirmary.[1]
He served as a medical specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) during his mandatory National Service from 1955 to 1957.[1]
