Professor Julius Smith

London

Long time friend of the PC's

Description:

Professor Julius Arthur Smith, Litt.D., Ph.D., is 54, a heavy-set Englishman, a scholar who now devotes himself entirely to research. He is famed for his whiskers and great curling moustaches that give him the air of a friendly walrus. His disgusting preferences in tobaccos (especially his favourite, a foul, obsidian-hued Balkan Sobranje), his erudite after-dinner stories, and his hearty laugh are trademarks.

Bio:

Dr. Smith has lived and travelled extensively on the Continent. His specialities are European languages and archaeology; his Litt.D. was conferred by the University of Vienna. In the past he has aided toy in rendering difficult translations. Now his attention has shifted to matters parapsychological, with excellent result.

The Professor has a town how in St. Josn’s Woods, where he resides when in London. At present it is undergoing renovation, to enlarge his library.

When in London, Smith spends his time lecturing at the University of London, or reading at the British Museum Library. His country home is an estate not far from Cambridge. Margaret, his wife, died in 1919. These days his manservant Beddows, who is at once friend , assistant, and confidant, is his only companion.