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DR. C. AINSWORTH MITCHELL, who has been editor of The Analyst since 1920, has just retired from this position but retains his connexion with the Society of Public Analysts and Other Analytical Chemists in the capacity of honorary librarian. During the twenty-five years of his editorship, the scope and reputation of The Analyst have steadily increased, and it is largely through his exertions that it has attained its present high place among scientific journals and has become recognized as the most comprehensive record of current analytical work in chemistry throughout the world. In fact, the sales to non-members now greatly exceed in number the membership of the Society itself. Dr. Mitchell became a member of the Society of Public Analysts in 1894 and was co-editor with Dr. Bernard Dyer of the jubilee volume, which gave a most interesting account of the progress of the Society from its foundation in 1875. Dr. Mitchell is well known for his work on oils and fats, on vinegar manufacture, and particularly on the chemistry of writing inks and materials, and is the author of much original work in these fields of applied chemistry. His knowledge and experience in the examination of manuscripts and documents have been of service to the courts on many occasions, and his close association with the forensic world was recognized by his election in 1935 as president of the Medico-Legal Society. He is succeeded as editor by Mr. J. H. Lane, who has been assistant editor since 1936.
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Dr. C. Ainsworth Mitchell and The Analyst. Nature 156, 443–444 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156443d0
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