Gresham Professor of Geometry
- Gresham Professor of Geometry
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Gresham College ]
The Professor of Geometry 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 Geometry 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 Divinity
* Gresham Professor of Law
* Gresham Professor of Music
* Gresham Professor of Physic (medicine)
* Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
* Visiting Gresham Professor
References
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041019231900/http://www.gresham.ac.uk/special/professors.htm Gresham College old website, Internet Archive] List of professors
External links
* [http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=631 '400 Years at Gresham College'] , lecture by Robin Wilson at Gresham College, 14th May 2008 (available for download as PDF, audio and video files)
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