Regius Professor of Hebrew (Oxford)

Edward Pococke, bust in the cathedral of a 17th-century professor
Edward Bouverie Pusey, professor for more than fifty years, 1828 to 1882

The Regius Professorship of Hebrew in the University of Oxford is a professorship at the University of Oxford, founded by Henry VIII in 1546.

In 1630, through the influence of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, a canonry of Christ Church was perpetually annexed to the professorship.

List of Regius Professors

Incomplete list:

Godfrey Rolles Driver twice served as acting professor during vacancies, in 1934–1935 and 1959–1960. However, he was not eligible to hold the chair outright, as he was a layman and the chair was attached to an Anglican canonry of Christ Church, requiring the holder to be in holy orders.[13] The university statutes were changed in 1960 to allow William McHardy, a Church of Scotland layman, to be appointed.[17]

References

  1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Thomas Harding". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ↑  Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bruerne, Richard". Dictionary of National Biography. 7. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ↑  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Kingsmill, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  4. ↑ "John Harding (HRDN584J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ↑  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Thorne, William (1568?-1630)". Dictionary of National Biography. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  6. ↑ Gordon Goodwin, 'Meetkerke, Edward (1590–1657), divine', in Dictionary of National Biography (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1894)
  7. ↑  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Pococke, Edward". Dictionary of National Biography. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  8. ↑ "Hyde, Thomas (HD652T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  9. ↑ "No. 5330". The London Gazette. 17–21 May 1715. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Joseph Foster, Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886, Volume I: A–D, ISBN 978-1-85506-843-8, p. 175: "Brown, Richard"]
  11. ↑ Simpson, R. S. "Nicoll, Alexander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20171. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ↑ 'Pusey, Edward Bouverie', in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911 edition)
  13. 1 2 3 J. A. Emerton, 'Driver, Sir Godfrey Rolles (1892–1975)' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
  14. ↑ H. G. M. Williamson, Obituary of James Barr at guardian.co.uk
  15. ↑ Hugh Williamson Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine., Christ Church, Oxford, at chch.ox.ac.uk
  16. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regius-professor-of-hebrew-oxford-university-jan-joosten https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regius-professor-of-hebrew-oxford-university-jan-joosten
  17. ↑ "Professor W D McHardy". The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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