Jethro Bithell
Jethro Bithell (29 January 1878 – 26 February 1962 in
Paignton) was a collier's son, born at Birchall Farm, Hindley, near
Wigan. He graduated with first-class honours in Modern Languages from
Owens College,
Manchester, in 1900. After gaining his
M.A. there, he continued his studies in Munich and Copenhagen and then returned to Manchester as Lecturer in German. In 1910 he was appointed Head of the German Department at
Birkbeck College, London, where he remained until his retirement in 1938.
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