Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy
- Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy
The Laurence Professorship of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University was established in 1930 as one of the offices endowed by the bequest of Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence [ [http://venn.csi.cam.ac.uk/ACAD/lists/index.html Cambridge University Alumni] ] ; it is the oldest chair of ancient philosophy in the world [ [http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/faculty/caucuses/b_caucus/ Cambridge University Faculty of Classics Philosophy Caucus] ] .
Laurence Professors of Ancient Philosophy
* Francis Macdonald Cornford (1930 - 1939)
* Reginald Hackforth (1939 - 1952)
* William Keith Chambers Guthrie (1952 - 1973)
* Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1973 - 1982)
* Myles Frederic Burnyeat (1984 - 1996)
* Gisela Striker (1997 - 2000)
* David Neil Sedley (2000 - present)
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