Thomas Mitchell

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, often called Major Mitchell, was a Scottish surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia. He was born in Scotland and served in the British Army during the Peninsular War. In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas Mitchell and Karl Ernst von Baer were born the same year
• Thomas Mitchell was born 1 year after Allan Cunningham
• Thomas Mitchell was born 1 year before Joseph Paul Gaimard
• Thomas Mitchell was born 1 year before Alexander Gordon Laing
• Thomas Mitchell was born 1 year before Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Timeline

1. Allan CunninghamJuly 13, 1791 – June 27, 1839
2. Karl Ernst von BaerFebruary 17, 1792 – November 16, 1876
3. Thomas Mitchell (this page)June 15, 1792 – October 5, 1855
4. Alexander Gordon LaingDecember 27, 1793 – September 26, 1826
5. Johann Friedrich von EschscholtzNovember 1, 1793 – May 19, 1831
6. Joseph Paul GaimardJanuary 31, 1793 – December 10, 1858

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