Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity
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The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorship at the University of Cambridge
. It was founded initially as a readership
by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII
, in 1502.
There is also a Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford
.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. It was founded initially as a readership
Reader (academic rank)
The title of Reader in the United Kingdom and some universities in the Commonwealth nations like Australia and New Zealand denotes an appointment for a senior academic with a distinguished international reputation in research or scholarship...
by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
, in 1502.
There is also a Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford
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...
.