Regius Professor of English Literature
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The Regius Professor of English Literature is a Regius Professorship at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. The first holder was appointed in 1894.[1]
List of Regius Professors of English Literature[edit]
- Herbert Grierson (1894 to 1915); first incumbent
- Adolphus Alfred Jack (1915 to 1938)[2]
- Geoffrey Bickersteth (1938 to 1954)
- G. I. Duthie (1955 to 1967)
- Andrew Rutherford (1968 to 1984)[3]
- R. P. Draper (1987 to 1994)
- George Rousseau (1994 to 1998)
- Peter R. K. A. Davidson (1998 to 2005) [4]
- Alison Lumsden FRSE (2020 - )
References[edit]
- ^ "History of the Department". School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Owner: Jack, Adolphus Alfred, Prof". The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Provenance Database. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Hook, Andrew (29 January 1998). "Obituary: Professor Andrew Rutherford". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Regius Chair of English Appointed". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 15 April 2024.