A Memoir Of The Reverend Elisha Mitchell: Late Professor Of Chemistry, Mineralogy And Geology In The University Of North Carolina is a biographical work written by James Hervey Otey and published in 1858. The book tells the story of Elisha Mitchell, a renowned professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology at the University of North Carolina. Mitchell was born in 1793 and grew up in Connecticut before moving to North Carolina to pursue his academic...