John Mitchell (historian)

Maui 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.

John Mitchell
Born	Maui John Mitchell (1941-05-20)20 May 1941 Tākaka, New Zealand
Died	23 September 2021(2021-09-23) (aged 80) Nelson, New Zealand
Spouse	Hilary Fahey ​ (m. 1966)​
Relatives	Terry Mitchell (brother)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Canterbury
Thesis	Some Psychological Aspects of Chemical Senses (1971)
Doctoral advisor	Robert Gregson
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	New Zealand Māori history

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

Selected publications

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

References

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