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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 1597, when it created seven professorships; this was later increased to ten. Divinity is one of the original professorships as set out by the will of Thomas Gresham in 1575.

The Professor of Divinity is appointed in partnership with the City of London Corporation.

List of Gresham Professors of Divinity

[[Ronald Hutton]], appointed Gresham Professor of Divinity in 2022

Name	Started
1	Anthony Wotton
2	Hugo Gray
3	William Dakins
4	George Mountayne
5	William Osbolston
6	Samuel Brooke
7	Richard Holdsworth
8	Thomas Horton
9	George Gifford
10	Henry Wells
11	Edward Lany
12	John Bridgen
13	B Halifax
14	H J Parker
15	John William Burgon
16	H E J Bevan
17	W H Thompson
1939–45 Lectures in abeyance
18	Henry Martyn Sanders
19	Oscar Hardman
20	Gordon Huelin
21	Gordon Phillips
22	Gordon Reginald Dunstan
23	Gordon Phillips
24	Ulrich E Simon
25	Viscount Combermere
26	Richard Chartres, Bishop of London
27	John Bowker
28	Richard Holloway, Bishop of Edinburgh
29	Gwen Griffith-Dickson
30	Keith Ward
31	Richard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth
32	Raymond Plant, Lord Plant of Highfield
33	Alister McGrath
32	Alec Ryrie
33	Ronald Hutton

References

Gresham College website Texts and video of recent lectures
Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors

Notes

References

"How We Recruit Speakers {{!}} Gresham College".
This date fell in the earlier year under [[Old Style and New Style dates. old style (Julian) dating]], in the later year under [[Old Style and New Style dates. new style (Gegorian) dating]]. At the time, the calendar year started on [[Lady Day. 25th March]].
{{acad. BRGN717J. Bridgen, John
{{acad. SNDS887HM. Sanders, Henry Martyn
"Gresham College Press Release, 29 June 2012".
"Gresham College Press Release, 08 April 2015".
(17 May 2018). "Alec Ryrie appointed to Divinity Professorship at Gresham College".
(8 June 2022). "Ronald Hutton Appointed Gresham Professor of Divinity".

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