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Anthony Michell Anthony George Maldon Michell FRS (21 June 1870 – 17 February 1959) was an Australian mechanical engineer of the early 20th century. Early life Michell was born in London while his parents were on a visit to England from Australia to which th ...
(1870–1959), Australian mechanical engineer * Bert S. Michell (c.1882–1938), American horse racing trainer *
Charles Collier Michell Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collier Michell, Royal Guelphic Order, KH (29 March 1793 in Exeter – 28 March 1851 in Eltham, London), later known as Charles Cornwallis Michell, was a British soldier, first surveyor-general in the British Cape Colo ...
(1793–1851), British soldier and South African public servant * Chris Michell (born 1951), English flautist and composer * Edith Michell (1872–1951), English chess master * Edward Michell (1843–1926), English rower and barrister * Edward Michell (cricketer) (1853–1900), English batsman * Frederick Thomas Michell (1788–1873) Royal Navy admiral and mayor of Totnes * Helena Michell (born 1963), Australian actress * Howard Michell (1913–2012), Australian wool merchant, industrialist and philanthropist *
John Michell (disambiguation) John Michell (1724–1793) was an English scientist. John Michell may also refer to: * John Mitchell (minister) (1794–1870), American minister and author *John Henry Michell (1863–1940), Australian mathematician *John Michell (writer) (1933– ...
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John Michell John Michell (; 25 December 1724 – 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights into a wide range of scientific fields including astronomy, geology, optics, and gravitation. Considered "on ...
(1724–1793), English natural philosopher and geologist **
John Michell (writer) John Frederick Carden Michell (9 February 1933 – 24 April 2009) was an English author and esotericist who was a prominent figure in the development of the pseudoscientific Earth mysteries movement. Over the course of his life he publishe ...
(1933–2009), English author on esotericism **
John Henry Michell John Henry Michell, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (26 October 1863 – 3 February 1940) was an Australian mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne. Early life Michell was the son of John Michell (pronounced Mi ...
(1863–1940), Australian mathematician *
Keith Michell Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 – 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare ...
(1928–2015), Australian actor *
Matthew Michell Captain Matthew Michell (often misspelt Mitchell, 1705 – 29 April 1752) was an English politician and Royal Navy officer. He served in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Westbury from 1748 until his death. Naval service Early ...
(1705–1752), English politician *
Nicholas Michell Nicholas Michell (4 June 1807 – 6 April 1880), was a Cornish writer, best known for his poetry. Personal life Michell, born at Calenick, near Truro, Cornwall, a son of John Michell (1774–1868), who was known as the "father of the tin tra ...
(1807–1880), Cornish writer *
Reginald Pryce Michell Reginald Pryce Michell (9 April 1873 in Penzance – 19 May 1938 in Kingston-upon-Thames) was an English chess master. He was British Amateur Champion in 1902. He played in eight Anglo-American Cable Matches between 1901 and 1911, and twice repre ...
(1873–1938), English chess master * Richard Rooke Michell (1810–1872), Cornish mining proprietor * Robert Michell (disambiguation), several people ** Robert Michell (MP for Norwich) (died 1563), English politician **
Robert Michell (MP for Petersfield) Robert Michell (10 April 1653 – 1 August 1729) was an English politician who was a Member of Parliament for Petersfield during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Biography Michell was born at Warnham Warnham is a village and civil p ...
(1653–1729), English politician **
Robert Michell (diplomat) Sir Robert Carminowe Michell (2 September 1876 – 22 January 1956) was a British diplomat who was minister to Bolivia and Uruguay and ambassador to Chile. Career Michell was educated at the former Bath College. After military service duri ...
(1876–1956), British minister to Bolivia and Uruguay and ambassador to Chile **
Robert Williams Michell Robert Williams Michell FRCS (25 August 1863 – 20 July 1916) was a British surgeon. Born in Truro, he was educated at Honiton School and Cambridge University. He worked at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He served as an army surgeon with the RAMC ...
(1863–1916), British surgeon *
Roger Michell Roger Harry Michell (5 June 1956 – 22 September 2021) was a British theatre, television and film director. He was best known for directing films such as ''Notting Hill'' and ''Venus'', as well as the 1995 made-for-television film ''Persuasi ...
(1956–2021), English theatre, television and film director *
Tony Michell Tony Michell (born 3 December 1947) is a British businessman, entrepreneur, and pioneer for early Korean development. He has worked with the Korea Development Institute to create policies for the government since 1978. Michell is considered a pri ...
(born 1947), British businessman, entrepreneur, and pioneer for Korean development *
Sampson Michell Sampson Michell (1755–1809) was a British Royal Navy officer who became an admiral and commander of the Portuguese Navy. Life He was born in Truro in 1755 the son of Dr Thomas Michell MD (1726-1811) a "fox-hunting squire" in Cornwall, and ...
(1755–1809) British admiral of Portuguese navy, father of Charles and Frederick *
Tris Vonna Michell Tris Vonna-Michell (born 1982) is a British artist who performs narratives and constructs installations through the layering of these narratives, photographs and mementos, presented using antiquated technologies and slide projection. Vonna-Michel ...
(born 1982), British artist *
William Michell William Michell (14 February 1796 – 4 November 1872) was a British physician and Member of Parliament. The son of Bennet Michell, he was born in Bodmin in 1796. He wrote a paper on the use of ergot in childbirth in 1828; that year he was al ...
(1796–1872), British physician and Member of Parliament


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Michell solution In continuum mechanics, the Michell solution is a general solution to the elasticity equations in polar coordinates ( r, \theta ) developed by John Henry Michell in 1899. The solution is such that the stress components are in the form of a Fourie ...
, a general solution to the elasticity equations in polar coordinates *
Michell turbine A cross-flow turbine, Bánki-Michell turbine, or Ossberger turbine''E.F. Lindsley,'' Water power for your homePopular Science, May 1977, Vol. 210, No. 5 87-93. is a water turbine developed by the Australian Anthony Michell, the Hungarian Donát ...
, a water turbine *
Mitchell (surname) Mitchell or Mitchel is an English, Scottish and Irish surname with three etymological origins. In some cases, the name is derived from the Middle English and Old French (and Anglo-Norman language">Norman French) name , a vernacular form of the n ...
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