Background
Mitchell, Duncan was born on May 10, 1941 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Thomas and Maud Kathleen (Abercrombie) Mitchell.
Mitchell, Duncan was born on May 10, 1941 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Thomas and Maud Kathleen (Abercrombie) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Science, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1964; Master of Science, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1972.
Research officer, Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, 1964-1972; science staff member, National Institute Medical Research, London, 1973-1975; professor, U. Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, since 1975. Partner Partners in Research, Johannesburg, since 1983.
Fellow Royal Society South Africa (vice president 1987-1990). Member Physiology Society South Africa (president 1988-1991), Physiological Society United Kingdom, American Physiological Society (correspondent), European Society Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry.
Married Lily May Austin, January 15, 1966. Children: James, Bridget.