Kathleen Butler (linguist)
English scholar of Italian (1883-1950), Mistress of Girton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kathleen Teresa Blake Butler (born Bardsea, 26 September 1883 – died Cambridge, 2 May 1950) was an academic specialising in Modern Languages.[1]
Kathleen Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1883 Bardsea, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2 May 1950 (aged 66) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (MA) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Modern languages |
Sub-discipline | French, Italian |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
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]
