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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-02-01 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007338b.htm person Mitchell William KCMG AACR2 March 1861 24 June 1962 Place of Birth Inveravon, Banffshire, Scotland Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia University Chancellor Educationist Sir William Mitchell was the Hughes Professor of English language and literature and mental and moral philosophy in the University of Adelaide from 1895 until 1922, was vice-chancellor (unpaid) from 1916 to 1942 when he became chancellor, retiring in 1948. He took a leading role in education reform in South Australia, a role that spread and was recognised overseas. He was knighted in 1927 in recognition of his services as Vice chancellor of the University of Adelaide, and the Mitchell Building at the University was named after him in 1961. He was a founding council member, Mental Science, of the Australian National Research Council in 1921. 1895 1922 Career position - Hughes Professor of English language and literature and mental and moral philosophy, University of Adelaide 1916 1942 Career position - Vice-chancellor (unpaid), University of Adelaide 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Mental Science), Australian National Research Council 1927 1927 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) - for service as Vice chancellor of the University of Adelaide 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1942 1948 Career position - Chancellor, University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Chancellor, 1942 - 1948; Vice-chancellor, 1916 - 1942; Hughes Professor of English language and literature and mental and moral philosophy, 1895 - 1922.

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Mental Science) 1921 -

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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