Laudian Professor of Arabic
- Laudian Professor of Arabic
The Laudian Professorship of Arabic was established by Archbishop Laud of Canterbury in favour of Oxford University. Its first holder was the noted orientalist Edward Pococke (1604-1696) who entered the post in 1636.Subsequent holders have included:
*Thomas Hyde (1691)
*Thomas Hunt (1739)
*Joseph White (1777)
*Stephen Reay (1840)
*Robert Gandell (1861- ) [ [http://www.historicalautographs.co.uk/catalogue.asp?content=Theology%20and%20The%20Church Letter from Robert Gandell] ]
*D. S. Margoliouth (1889-1937)
*Sir Hamilton Gibb (1937-1955)
*A.F.L. Beeston (1955-1978)
*Wilferd Madelung (1978-1998)The current occupant is Geert Jan van Gelder.
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