Regius Professor of Physic (Cambridge)
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The Regius Professorship of Physic is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge
, founded by Henry VIII
in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine
, (and the root of the word physician), not physics
.
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...
, founded by Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, (and the root of the word physician), not physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
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Regius Professors of Physic
- John BlythJohn BlythJohn Blyth was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.Blyth was Archdeacon of Richmond from 1485 to 1493. He was nominated to Salisbury on 13 November 1493 and consecrated on 23 February 1494. He died on 23 August 1499. His brother Geoffrey was Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.-References:* Powicke, F....
(1540) - John Hatcher (1554)
- Henry WalkerHenry WalkerHenry Walker was an English cricketer.Henry Walker was born in Southgate and he played first-class cricket for MCC between 1835 and 1841. His seven nephews also played first-class cricket....
(1555) - Thomas Lorkyn (1564)
- William WardWilliam Ward-Athletics:* William Ward , American boxer who fought under the name Kid Norfolk* William Ward , British cricketer, scorer of the first ever double-century...
(1591) - William BurtonWilliam BurtonWilliam Burton may refer to:* William Burton , author of The Description of Leicestershire, 1622, English translator of Achilles Tatius* William Burton * William Burton William Burton may refer to:* William Burton (antiquary, died 1645) (1575–1645), author of The Description of Leicestershire,...
(1596) - John Gostlyn (1623)
- John Collins (1625)
- Ralph WintertonRalph WintertonRalph Winterton was an English physician, academic and humanist. At the end of his life he became the Cambridge Regius Professor of Physic.-Life:...
(1635) - Francis GlissonFrancis GlissonFrancis Glisson was a British physician, anatomist, and writer on medical subjects. He did important work on the anatomy of the liver, and he wrote an early pediatric text on rickets...
(1636) - Robert BradyRobert Brady (writer)Robert Brady was an English academic and historical writer supporting the royalist position in the reigns of Charles II of England and James II of England. He was also a physician.-Biography:...
(1677) - Christopher GreenChristopher Green (physician)Christopher Green was a Cambridge academic, Regius Professor of Physic from 1700 to 1741.The son of another Christopher Green, cook of Caius College, Green was christened at St Botolph's church, Cambridge, on 23 February 1651/52...
(1700–1741) - Russell Plumptre (1741–1793)
- Isaac PenningtonIsaac PenningtonSir Isaac Pennington was an English physician, of whom there are two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.Isaac Pennington was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge. From 1773 to 1817 he was physician to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.-External links:...
(1793–1817) - John Haviland (1817)
- Henry John Hayles Bond (1851)
- George Edward Paget (1872)
- Thomas Clifford Allbutt (1892)
- Humphry Davy Rolleston (1925)
- Walter Langdon-BrownWalter Langdon-BrownSir Walter Langdon-Brown was a British medical doctor.He was the son of the Rev. John Brown of Bunyan's Chapel, Bedford of and his wife Ada. His mother was a niece of John Langdon Down, describer of Down's syndrome...
(1932) - John Alfred Ryle (1935)
- Lionel Ernest Howard Whitby (1945)
- Joseph Stanley Mitchell (1957)
- William John Hughes Butterfield, Baron Butterfield (1975)
- David Keith PetersKeith Peters (medicine)Sir David Keith Peters FRS FMedSci FRCP FRCPE FRCPath FLSW was Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge from 1987 to 2005, where he was also head of the School of Clinical Medicine.- Career :...
(1987) - Patrick Sissons (2005)