Camden Professor of Ancient History
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The Camden Professorship of Ancient History at the University of Oxford
was established in 1622 by William Camden
, Clarenceux King of Arms
, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley
. The Chair has been attached to Brasenose College since 1877. The chair is the oldest Professorship in History in England, and has been Oxford's Chair of specifically Roman History since 1910.
The holders of the Chair since its foundation are the following:
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
was established in 1622 by William Camden
William Camden
William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and officer of arms. He wrote the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.- Early years :Camden was born in London...
, Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Clarenceux is the senior of the two provincial kings of arms and his jurisdiction is that part of England south of the River Trent. The office almost certainly existed in 1420, and there is a fair degree of...
, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley
Bexley
Bexley is an South East London]] in the London Borough of Bexley, London, England. It is located on the banks of the River Cray south of the Roman Road, Watling Street...
. The Chair has been attached to Brasenose College since 1877. The chair is the oldest Professorship in History in England, and has been Oxford's Chair of specifically Roman History since 1910.
The holders of the Chair since its foundation are the following:
- Degory WheareDegory WheareDegory Wheare, also spelt Digory Whear was an historian, the first Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford.-Life:...
1622–1647 - Robert Waryng 1647–1648
- Lewis du MoulinLewis Du MoulinLewis Du Moulin was a French Huguenot physician and controversialist, who settled in England. He became Camden Professor of History at the University of Oxford.-Life:...
1648–1660 - John LamphireJohn LamphireJohn Lamphire M.D. was an English academic, who became a physician after being ejected from his college fellowship. He was later Camden Professor of Ancient History, and principal of Hart Hall, Oxford.-Life:...
1660–1688 - Henry DodwellHenry DodwellHenry Dodwell was an Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian and controversial writer.-Life:He was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, William Dodwell, lost his property in Connacht during the Irish rebellion and settled at York in 1648...
1688–1691 - Charles AldworthCharles AldworthCharles Aldworth was an English politician, MP for New Windsor from 1712 to 1714.Charles was the son of the King's Auditor, William Aldworth of Frogmore House at Windsor in Berkshire, and his wife, Anne. He was the cousin of Richard Aldworth of Stanlake Park, paternal grandfather of Richard...
1691–1720 - Sedgwick Harrison 1720–1727
- Richard FrewinRichard FrewinRichard Frewin, M.D. , was an English physician and professor of history.-Early life and education:Frewin the son of Ralph Frewin of London, was admitted king's Scholar at Westminster in 1693, and elected thence to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1698. He took the degrees of...
1727–1761 - John WarnefordJohn WarnefordReverend John Warneford MA, BD was an English clergyman and scholar.He was born in Miserden, Gloucestershire, the eldest son of Reverend William Warneford, Senior Lecturer of St Michael, Cornhill, and Susannah Paynter...
1761–1773 - William ScottWilliam Scott, 1st Baron StowellWilliam Scott, 1st Baron Stowell was an English judge and jurist.-Background and education:Scott was born at Heworth, a village about four miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of a coalfitter . His younger brother John Scott became Lord Chancellor and was made Earl of Eldon...
(later Lord Stowell) 1773–1785 - Thomas WartonThomas WartonThomas Warton was an English literary historian, critic, and poet. From 1785 to 1790 he was the Poet Laureate of England...
1785–1790 - Thomas WinstanleyThomas WinstanleyThomas Winstanley was an academic at the University of Oxford, who held the positions of Camden Professor of Ancient History, Laudian Professor of Arabic, and principal of St Alban Hall.-Life:...
1790–1823 - Peter ElmsleyPeter ElmsleyPeter Elmsley was an English classical scholar.He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, and having inherited a fortune from his uncle, a well-known bookseller, devoted himself to the study of classical authors and manuscripts...
1823–1825 - Edward CardwellEdward CardwellEdward Cardwell was an English theologian also noted for his contributions to the study of English church history. In addition to his scholarly work, he filled various administrative positions in the University of Oxford....
1825–1861 - George RawlinsonGeorge RawlinsonCanon George Rawlinson was a 19th century English scholar, historian, and Christian theologian. He was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, and was the younger brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson....
1861–1889 - Henry Francis PelhamHenry Francis PelhamHenry Francis Pelham was an English scholar and historian. He was the son of John Thomas Pelham , bishop of Norwich, third son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester....
1889–1907 - Francis John Haverfield 1907–1919
- Henry Stuart JonesHenry Stuart JonesSir Henry Stuart Jones was a British academic and fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford, where he held an appointment from 1920 to 1927 as Camden Professor of Ancient History....
1920–1927 - James George Clark Anderson 1927–1936
- Hugh Last 1936–1949
- Ronald SymeRonald SymeSir Ronald Syme, OM, FBA was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. Long associated with Oxford University, he is widely regarded as the 20th century's greatest historian of ancient Rome...
1949–1970 - Peter BruntPeter BruntPeter Astbury Brunt FBA was an ancient historian at Oxford University....
1970–1982 - Fergus MillarFergus Millar-External links:* staff page at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford* announcement of "History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ."...
1984–2002 - Alan BowmanAlan BowmanAlan Keir Bowman FBA is the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.Born in 1944 Bowman was educated at Manchester Grammar School, The Queen's College, Oxford and the University of Toronto...
2002-2010 - Nicholas PurcellNicholas Purcell (Classicist)Nicholas Purcell FBA is Camden Professor of Ancient History and a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. Before holding this post he was University Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow at St John's College, Oxford....
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Sources
- The Historical Register of the University of Oxford, 1220–1900. OUP
- The Foundation and History of the Camden Chair: lecture by Prof H Stuart Jones, 1922