▁was ▁ 8 , ▁in ▁ 4 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Ar dest an ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Stanley ▁Mitchell , ▁C BE , ▁F RS , ▁FR CP ▁( 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁radi other ap ist ▁and ▁academic . ▁He ▁was ▁Reg ius ▁Professor ▁of ▁Phys ic ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mitch el ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁son ▁and ▁the ▁el dest ▁child ▁born ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Brown ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Eth el ▁Ma ud ▁Mary ▁Mitchell ▁( née ▁Arnold ). ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mar l borough ▁Road ▁School ▁and ▁at ▁King ▁Edward ' s ▁School , ▁B irmingham , ▁a ▁boys ▁school . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁an ▁open ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁attend ▁King ▁Edward ' s ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁state ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham . ▁Having ▁undert aken ▁pre cl in ical ▁studies ▁at ▁B irmingham , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁At ▁Cambridge ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁Natural ▁Science ▁Tri pos , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁first ▁class ▁hon ours ▁in