Jethro Bithell (29 January 1878 – Paignton, 26 February 1962) was a collier's son, born at Birchall Farm, Hindley, near

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. He graduated with first-class honours in Modern Languages from

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, Manchester, in 1900. After gaining his

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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

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, London, where he remained until his retirement in 1938.Leeds University Library
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Selected publications

''Contemporary German Poetry'', 1909

''Contemporary Belgian Literature'', 1911

''Contemporary French Poetry'', 1912

''Turandot, Princess of China: A Chinoiserie in Three Acts''
(1913) (Translation of libretto for

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's opera

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and

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)
''Germany: a Companion to German Studies''
(1932)
''Modern German Literature, 1880–1938''
(1939) * ''Anthology of German Poetry, 1880–1940'' (1941)

References

External links

Jethro Bithell: A biographical note
Wiley online. (First page only without subscription)
Jethro Bithell
at the Online Books Page 1878 births 1962 deaths Academics of Birkbeck, University of London {{UK-academic-bio-stub