Regius Professor
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Regius Professorships are "royal" professorships at the ancient universities
of the United Kingdom
and Ireland
- namely Oxford, Cambridge
, St Andrews
, Glasgow
, Aberdeen
, Edinburgh
and Dublin
. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the Crown
. Glasgow currently has the highest number of extant Regius chairs, at twelve.
Regius Professors are traditionally addressed as 'Regius' and not 'Professor'.
The Regius Professorships may be found at:
Ancient university
Ancient university is a term used to describe seven medieval and renaissance universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland that exist today. Six of those universities are currently located in the United Kingdom and one in the Republic of Ireland...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
- namely Oxford, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
, Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
and Dublin
University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
. Glasgow currently has the highest number of extant Regius chairs, at twelve.
Regius Professors are traditionally addressed as 'Regius' and not 'Professor'.
The Regius Professorships may be found at:
- The list of professorships at the University of Oxford
- Regius Professor of Civil LawRegius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)The Regius Chair of Civil Law, founded in the 1540s, is one of the oldest of the professorships at the University of Oxford.-Foundation:The Regius Chair of Civil Law at Oxford was founded by King Henry VIII, who established five such Regius Professorships in the University, the others being the...
- Regius Professor of DivinityRegius Professor of DivinityThe Regius Professorship of Divinity is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Oxford and at the University of Cambridge.Both chairs were founded by Henry VIII...
- Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral TheologyRegius Professor of Moral and Pastoral TheologyThe Regius Professorship of Moral and Pastoral Theology was founded at the University of Oxford in 1842; the initial title was Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology.*1842-1873 Charles Atmore Ogilvie*1873-1885 Edward King*1885-1892 Francis Paget...
- Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical HistoryRegius Professor of Ecclesiastical HistoryThe Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford was founded by Queen Victoria in 1842. Previous Holders of the Chair include John McManners, Peter Hinchliff and Henry Mayr-Harting....
- Regius Professor of HebrewRegius Professor of HebrewThe Regius Professorship of Hebrew, founded by Henry VIII, is a professorship at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities.- List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Cambridge :...
- Regius Professor of MedicineRegius Professor of Medicine (Oxford)The Regius Professor of Medicine is an appointment held at the University of Oxford. The chair was founded by Henry VIII of England by 1546, and until the 20th century the title was Regius Professor of Physic...
- Regius Professor of GreekRegius Professor of Greek (Oxford)The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at the University of Oxford in England.Henry VIII founded the chair by 1541. He established five Regius Professorships in the University , the others being the Regius chairs of Divinity, Medicine, Civil Law and Hebrew.-List of holders:* John...
- Regius Professor of Modern HistoryRegius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is an old-established professorial position. The first appointment was made in 1724...
- Regius Professor of Civil Law
- The list of professorships at the University of Cambridge
- Regius Professor of Botany
- Regius Professor of Civil LawRegius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)The Regius Professorship of Civil Law is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Cambridge.The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, and the holder is still chosen by The Crown....
- Regius Professor of DivinityRegius Professor of DivinityThe Regius Professorship of Divinity is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Oxford and at the University of Cambridge.Both chairs were founded by Henry VIII...
- Regius Professor of GreekRegius Professor of Greek (Cambridge)The Regius Professorship of Greek is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral....
- Regius Professor of HebrewRegius Professor of HebrewThe Regius Professorship of Hebrew, founded by Henry VIII, is a professorship at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities.- List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Cambridge :...
- Regius Professor of Modern HistoryRegius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge)Regius Professor of Modern History is one of the senior professorships in history at Cambridge University. It was founded in 1724 by George I. The appointment is by Royal Warrant on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of the day...
- Regius Professor of PhysicRegius Professor of Physic (Cambridge)The Regius Professorship of Physic is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge, founded by Henry VIII in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine, , not physics.-Regius Professors of Physic:...
- The list of professorships at the University of St. Andrews
- Regius Professor of MathematicsRegius Professor of MathematicsThe Regius Professorship of Mathematics, founded by Charles II, is a professorship at the University of St Andrews. There is currently no Regius Professor of Mathematics...
- Regius Professor of Mathematics
- The list of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
- Regius Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, GlasgowRegius Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Medicine and Therapeutics is considered the oldest Chair at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1989 from the merge of the Regius Chairs of the Practice of Medicine and of Materia Medica...
- Regius Professor of Law, Glasgow
- Regius Professor of Anatomy, GlasgowRegius Professor of Anatomy, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Anatomy is a Regius professorship at the University of Glasgow.Founded in 1718 as the Regius Chair of Anatomy and Botany the province of the chair was restricted to anatomy in 1818 when the Regius Chair of Botany was founded....
- Regius Professor of Astronomy, GlasgowRegius Professor of Astronomy, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Astronomy is a Regius Professorship in the University of Glasgow.Founded in 1760 with the title Practical Astronomy the title was changed in 1893.-History:...
- Regius Professor of Zoology, GlasgowRegius Professor of Zoology, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Zoology is a Regius Professorship at the University of Glasgow. It was founded in 1807 by King George III of Great Britain as the Regius Chair of Natural History...
- Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, GlasgowRegius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a Regius Professorship at the University of Glasgow. It was founded in 1815 as the Regius Chair of Midwifery by King George III of Great Britain. From 1790 to 1815 the subject was taught by a lecturer on the Waltonian Foundation...
- Regius Professor of Surgery, GlasgowRegius Professor of Surgery, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Surgery at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1815 by King George III, who also established the Chairs of Chemistry and Natural History....
- Regius Professor of Chemistry, GlasgowRegius Professor of Chemistry, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1817 by King George III, who also established the Regius Chairs of Surgery and Natural History at the University...
- Regius Professor of Botany, GlasgowRegius Professor of Botany, GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Botany at Glasgow University is a Regius Professorship established in 1818.A lectureship in botany had been founded in 1704. From 1718 to 1818, the subject was combined with Anatomy...
- Regius Professor of Materia Medica, Glasgow, merged in 1989 with Medicine and Therapeutics
- Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, GlasgowRegius Professor of Forensic Medicine, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of Forensic Medicine at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1839 by Queen Victoria.The Chair was occupied for over one hundred years by the same family, when John Glaister Jnr. succeeded his father as Regius Professor...
- Regius Professor of Physiology, Glasgow
- Regius Professor of Civil Engineering, Glasgow
- Regius Professor of English Language and Literature, GlasgowRegius Professor of English Language and Literature, GlasgowThe Regius Chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1861 by Queen Victoria, and is the only Regius Professorship in the Faculty of Arts.-History:...
- Professor of Ecclesiastical History, GlasgowProfessor of Ecclesiastical History, GlasgowThe Chair of Ecclesiastical History of the University of Glasgow is the oldest chair of ecclesiastical history in the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1716 by King George I of Great Britain. The Crown granted 100 pounds per year for this purpose...
(Until 1935, a Regius Chair)
- Regius Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Glasgow
- The list of Professorships at the University of Aberdeen
- Regius Professor of AnatomyRegius Professor of Anatomy (Aberdeen)The Regius Professor of Anatomy is a Regius Professorship at the University of Aberdeen....
- Regius Professor of BotanyRegius Professor of Botany (Aberdeen)Regius Professor of Botany is a regius professorship at the University of Aberdeen. The current chair is held by Professor Ian Alexander....
- Regius Professor of MedicineRegius Professor of Medicine (Aberdeen)-Holders:*1912-1928 Professor Sir Ashley MacIntosh*1994-2009 Professor Andrew Rees*2009-present Professor Michael P. FrenneauxThis list is incomplete-See also:* Regius Professor of Medicine** Regius Professor of Physic...
- Regius Professor of SurgeryRegius Professor of Surgery (Aberdeen)The Regius Professor of Surgery is a Regius professorship held at the University of Aberdeen. The position was created by Queen Victoria in 1839 and was originally a professorship at Marischal College, until it amalgamated with King's College in 1860 to become the University of Aberdeen.-Holders:*...
- Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy
- Regius Professor of Anatomy
- The list of professorships at the University of Edinburgh
- Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and NationsRegius Chair of Public Law and the Law of Nature and NationsThe Regius Chair of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations is a Regius Professorship at the University of Edinburgh. It was established in 1707 by Queen Anne, and was the first Chair in Law created at the University.-History:...
- Regius Professor of Geology
- Regius Professor of Astronomy, Edinburgh
- Regius Chair of Clinical Surgery
- Regius Chair of Engineering
- Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations
- The list of professorships at the University of Dublin
- Regius Professor of Laws (Dublin)
- Regius Professor of Physic (Dublin)Regius Professor of Physic (Dublin)The Regius Professorship of Physic is a Regius Professorship in Medicine at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. The seat dates from at least 1637, placing it amongst the oldest academic posts at the university...
- Regius Professor of Greek (Trinity)Regius Professor of Greek (Trinity)The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at Trinity College, Dublin. The chair was founded by George III in 1761.-List of Regius Professors of Greek:* Theaker Wilder 1761- * John Stokes 1764-5 * Richard Graves 1810-* Franc Sadleir 1833–1838...
- Regius Professor of Surgery (Dublin)Regius Professor of Surgery (Dublin)The Regius Professor of Surgery is a Regius Professorship held at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. The seat was created as University Professor of Surgery in 1852, and was made a Regius Professorship by Queen Victoria in 1868...