Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, until 1916 known as the Rawlinsonian Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, is a professorial chair at the University of Oxford established by Richard Rawlinson of St John's College, Oxford, in 1795. The Chair is associated with Pembroke College. "Bosworth" was added to commemorate Joseph Bosworth.
Rawlinsonian Professors of Anglo-Saxon
- 1795–1800 Charles Mayo (1767–1858)[1]
- 1800–03 Thomas Hardcastle
- 1803–08 James Ingram (1774–1850)[2]
- 1808–12 John Josias Conybeare (1779–1824)
- 1812–16 Charles Dyson (1788–1860)
- 1827–29 Arthur Johnson
- 1829–34 Francis Pearson Walesby (1798–1858)
- 1834–39 Robert Meadows White (1798–1865)
- 1839–44 Henry Bristow Wilson (1803–1888)
- 1844–49 William Edward Buckley (1817–1892)
- 1849–54 John Earle (1824–1903)[3]
- 1854–58 vacant
- 1858–76 Joseph Bosworth (1789–1876)[4]
- 1876–1903 John Earle (1824–1903)[3]
- 1903–16 Arthur Napier (1853–1916)
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professors of Anglo-Saxon
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See also
Notes
- ^ Charles Herbert Mayo (1845–1929), "Mayo, Charles (1767-1858), Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 37, at WikiSource
- ^ W. A. Greenhill, revised by John D. Haigh, Ingram, James (1774–1850)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), online edition, accessed 24 January 2024
- ^ a b "Earle, John" in Who's Who, Vol. 55 (A. & C. Black, 1903)
- ^ Henry Bradley, "Bosworth, Joseph, D.D." in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 5 (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1886), at WikiSource
- ^ A. J. Aitken, "Craigie, Sir William Alexander", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) online edition, accessed 24 January 2024
- ^ T. A. Shippey, "Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004), online edition, accessed 24 January 2024
Sources
- The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888
- "Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon", ox.ac.uk