Gresham Professor of Divinity

Gresham Professor of Divinity

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Gresham College ]

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 eight and in addition the college now has visiting professors.

The Professor of Divinity is always appointed by the City of London Corporation.

(Years given as, say,"1596/7" refer to Old Style and New Style dates.)

ee also

* Gresham Professor of Astronomy
* Gresham Professor of Commerce
* Gresham Professor of Geometry (mathematics)
* Gresham Professor of Law
* Gresham Professor of Music
* Gresham Professor of Physic (medicine)
* Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
* Visiting Gresham Professor

References

* [http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College website] Texts and video of recent lectures
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041019231900/http://www.gresham.ac.uk/special/professors.htm Gresham College old website, Internet Archive] List of professors

Further reading

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