Kathleen Butler (linguist)
English scholar of Italian (1883-1950), Mistress of Girton
Kathleen Butler | |
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| Born | (1883-09-26)26 September 1883 Bardsea, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2 May 1950(1950-05-02) (aged 66) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (MA) |
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| Discipline | Modern languages |
| Sub-discipline | French, Italian |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Kathleen Teresa Blake Butler (born Bardsea, 26 September 1883 – died Cambridge, 2 May 1950) was an academic specialising in Modern Languages.[1]
Butler was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She was on the staff of the Royal Holloway College from 1913 to 1915 when she returned to Cambridge as a Fellow of Girton.[2] She was a Lecturer in Modern Languages from 1915 to 1942; Director of Studies in Modern Languages from 1917 to 1938; University Lecturer in Italian from 1926 to 1949; Vice-Mistress of Girton from 1936 to 38;[3] and Mistress of Girton from 1942[4] to 1949.[5] Her publications included "A History of French Literature" (1923);[6] "Les Premières Lettres de Guez de Balzac" (1934); and "Tredici novelle modern" (1946).[7] Her sister, Eliza Marian Butler, was an academic specialising in the German language.[8]
References
- ^ "Kathleen Teresa Blake Butler (1883–1950)". Italian Studies. 6: 1–2. 1951. doi:10.1179/its.1951.6.1.1.
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"Butler, Kathleen Teresa Blake". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. - ^ "Butler, Kathleen Teresa Blake". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Girton College Register, 1869–1946: Cambridge; CUP; 1948
- ^ "Miss Kathleen Butler" The Times (London, England), May 4, 1950, Issue 51682, p.7
- ^ Whitelock, Jill (10 June 2012). "Whose 'Shelf Life' is it anyway?". Cambridge University Library Special Collections. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ British Library web site accessed 08:38 GMT Saturday 16 February 2019
- ^ "The Professional Papers of Eliza 'Elsie' Marian Butler | The Institute of Modern Languages Research". modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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