Gresham Professor of Divinity
The Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1596/7, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to ten and in addition the college now has visiting professors.
The Professor of Divinity is always appointed by the City of London Corporation.
List of Gresham Professors of Divinity[]
Note, years given as, say, 1596/7 refer to Old Style and New Style dates.
Name | Started | |
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1 | Anthony Wotton | March 1596/97 |
2 | Hugo Gray | 1599 |
3 | William Dakins | 14 July 1604 |
4 | George Mountayne | 4 March 1606/07 |
5 | William Osbolston | 13 December 1610 |
6 | Samuel Brooke | 26 September 1612 |
7 | Richard Holdsworth | 28 November 1629 |
8 | Thomas Horton | 26 October 1641 |
9 | 7 June 1661 | |
10 | 2 July 1686 | |
11 | Edward Lany | 31 July 1691 |
12 | [1] | 25 September 1728 |
13 | 20 February 1760 | |
14 | 7 February 1800 | |
15 | John William Burgon | 11 December 1867 |
16 | H E J Bevan | 12 December 1888 |
17 | 14 March 1904 | |
1939–45 Lectures in abeyance | ||
18 | [2] | 29 May 1946 |
19 | 1957 | |
20 | 1962 | |
21 | Gordon Phillips | 1967 |
22 | 1969 | |
23 | Gordon Phillips | 1971 |
24 | 1973 | |
25 | Viscount Combermere | 1975 |
26 | Richard Chartres, Bishop of London |
1987 |
27 | John Bowker | 1 September 1992 |
28 | Richard Holloway, Bishop of Edinburgh |
1 September 1997 |
29 | 1 September 2001 | |
30 | Keith Ward | 1 September 2004 |
31 | Richard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 1 September 2008 |
32 | Raymond Plant, Lord Plant of Highfield[3] | 2012 |
33 | Alister McGrath[4] | 2015 |
32 | Alec Ryrie[5] | 2018 |
References[]
- Gresham College website Texts and video of recent lectures
- Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors
Notes[]
- ^ "Bridgen, John (BRGN717J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Sanders, Henry Martyn (SNDS887HM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Gresham College Press Release, 29 June 2012".
- ^ "Gresham College Press Release, 08 April 2015". Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Alec Ryrie appointed to Divinity Professorship at Gresham College". Durham University. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
Further reading[]
- Ward, John (1740). The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College. New York & London: Johnson Reprint Corporation.
Categories:
- Professorships at Gresham College
- 1596 establishments in England