About Bonner Mitchell
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 84–85). Bonner Mitchell was a literary historian.
Marion Bonner Mitchell (28 November 1926 – 3 October 2014) was an American literary scholar specializing in French and Italian literature of the Renaissance period.
Mitchell was born in Livingston, Texas, on 28 November 1926 to parents Jewel Clarence and Verna Bonner Mitchell. He completed bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Texas at Austin before obtaining a doctorate at Ohio State University. During his studies, Mitchell received the Fulbright Scholarship in Paris. He returned to the city for military service as a railway station interpreter during the Korean War. Mitchell joined the University of Missouri faculty in 1958, was later elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and upon retirement, was granted emeritus status. He died on 3 October 2014.
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Who was Bonner Mitchell?
American literary historian
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Bonner Mitchell was born in 1929.
When did Bonner Mitchell die?
Bonner Mitchell died on 3 October 2014.
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Bonner Mitchell was a literary historian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bonner Mitchell. https://biography.guide/bonner-mitchell/
MLA: "Bonner Mitchell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bonner-mitchell/.
Chicago: "Bonner Mitchell." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bonner-mitchell/.
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