Head and shoulders image of John M. Lothian, head, Department of English, 1940-1949.

Bio/Historical Note: John M. Lothian was a native of Scotland and graduated from the University of Glasgow where he took first class Honours in English. He did post-graduate work at Oxford, London, Florence, Siena, Italy; and Venice. He was an authority on Shakesperian literature and on French and Italian comedy. Lothian joined the Department of English in 1922 and became head in 1940. He was also University Librarian from 1941-1944. Lothian resigned in 1949 to became senior lecturer in English at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.