Peter D. Mitchell

Peter Dennis Mitchell was a British biochemist, chemist, and university teacher. He was educated at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, and worked at the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh. His professional interests included biochemistry, bioenergetics, and molecular biology. Mitchell was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences.

He received the Copley Medal, the Rosenstiel Award, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Mitchell was also recognized in the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. Born in Surrey, he died in Bodmin in 1992. He was deaf and spoke English.