Regius Professor

Regius Professor (from Latin regius royal ~ ) is the name of chairs at various universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In particular, there are such professorships at Oxford University and Cambridge University in England, the University of St. Andrews, Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and at the University of Dublin in Ireland. The name suggests that it was donated by a British king, so he is a royal chair. In Britain, the Chair must be formally confirmed by the crown even today.

Depending on the university, there are several Regius professorships, for example, Jura, Classical Languages ​​, medicine ( in the older English called Physic ), history, astronomy, mathematics and botany. In Anglo-Saxon countries, the appointment of chairs by the founders is common and the Inhaben a named chair is often seen at the university as a special award. The holder of the Regius professorships especially enjoy reputation in the UK.

List of Regius Professorships

  • University of Oxford: Regius Professor of Civil Law
  • Regius Professor of Divinity
  • Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology
  • Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History
  • Regius Professor of Hebrew
  • Regius Professor of Medicine ( Oxford)
  • Regius Professor of Greek
  • Regius Professor of Modern History
  • University of Cambridge: Regius Professor of Botany
  • Regius Professor of Civil Law
  • Regius Professor of Divinity
  • Regius Professor of Greek
  • Regius Professor of Hebrew
  • Regius Professor of Modern History
  • Regius Professor of Physic
  • University of St Andrews: Regius Professor of Mathematics
  • University of Glasgow: Regius Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Law, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Anatomy, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Astronomy, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Zoology, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Surgery, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Chemistry, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Botany, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Materia Medica merged, Glasgow, since 1989 with the Regius Professors of Medicine and Pharmacy (Medicine and Therapeutics )
  • Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Physiology, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of Civil Engineering, Glasgow
  • Regius Professor of English Language and Literature, Glasgow
  • Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Glasgow ( until 1935, although the title in the name it was a Regius Professorship does not occur )
  • University of Aberdeen: Regius Professor of Anatomy
  • Regius Professor of Botany
  • Regius Professor of Medicine
  • Regius Professor of Surgery
  • University of Edinburgh: Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations
  • Regius Professor of Geology
  • Regius Professor of Astronomy, Edinburgh
  • Regius Chair of Clinical Surgery
  • Regius Chair of Engineering
  • University of Dublin: Regius Professor of Laws ( Dublin)
  • Regius Professor of Physic (Dublin)
  • Regius Professor of Greek ( Trinity )
  • Regius Professor of Surgery (Dublin)
  • Education in the United Kingdom
  • Named Chair
Monarchy of the United Kingdom Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford) Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford) Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge) Regius Professor of Physic (Cambridge) Regius Professor of Greek (Dublin)
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