Gresham Professor of Divinity




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 ten and in addition the college now has visiting professors.


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




Contents






  • 1 List of Gresham Professors of Divinity


  • 2 References


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 Further reading





List of Gresham Professors of Divinity


Note, years given as, say, 1596/7 refer to Old Style and New Style dates.





Alister McGrath, former Gresham Professor of Divinity



















































































































































































Name Started
1 Anthony Wotton March 1596/97
2 Hugo Gray 1599
3 William Dakins 14 July 1604
4 George Mountayne 4 March 1606/07
5 William Osbolston 13 December 1610
6 Samuel Brooke 26 September 1612
7 Richard Holdsworth 28 November 1629
8 Thomas Horton 26 October 1641
9 George Gifford 7 June 1661
10 Henry Wells 2 July 1686
11 Edward Lany 31 July 1691
12
John Bridgen[1]
 25 September 1728
13 B Halifax 20 February 1760
14 H J Parker 7 February 1800
15 John William Burgon 11 December 1867
16 H E J Bevan 12 December 1888
17 W H Thompson 14 March 1904
1939–45 Lectures in abeyance
18
Henry Martyn Sanders[2]
 29 May 1946
19 Oscar Hardman 1957
20 Gordon Huelin 1962
21 Gordon Phillips 1967
22 Gordon Reginald Dunstan 1969
23 Gordon Phillips 1971
24 Ulrich E Simon 1973
25 Viscount Combermere 1975
26
Richard Chartres,
Bishop of London		 1987
27 John Bowker 1 September 1992
28
Richard Holloway,
Bishop of Edinburgh		 1 September 1997
29 Gwen Griffith-Dickson 1 September 2001
30
Keith Ward DD FBA		 1 September 2004
31
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth		 1 September 2008
32
Raymond Plant, Lord Plant of Highfield[3]
 2012
33
Alister McGrath[4]
 2015
32
Alec Ryrie[5]
 2018


References




  • Gresham College website Texts and video of recent lectures


  • Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors



Notes





  1. ^ "Bridgen, John (BRGN717J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Sanders, Henry Martyn (SNDS887HM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.


  3. ^ "Gresham College Press Release, 29 June 2012".


  4. ^ "Gresham College Press Release, 08 April 2015". Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.


  5. ^ "Alec Ryrie appointed to Divinity Professorship at Gresham College". Durham University. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.




Further reading



  • Ward, John (1740). The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College. New York & London: Johnson Reprint Corporation.








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