Jethro Bithell (29 January 1878 – Paignton, 26 February 1962) was a collier's son, born at Birchall Farm, Hindley, near Wigan.[1] 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.[2]

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