Regius Professor of Hebrew (Oxford)

The Regius Professorship of Hebrew in the University of Oxford is a professorship at the University of Oxford, founded by Henry VIII in 1546.

Edward Pococke, bust in the cathedral of a 17th-century professor
Edward Bouverie Pusey, professor for more than fifty years, 1828 to 1882

In 1630, through the influence of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, a canonry of Christ Church was perpetually annexed to the professorship.

List of Regius Professors

Incomplete list:

Godfrey Rolles Driver twice served as acting professor during vacancies, in 1934–1935 and 1959–1960. However, he was not eligible to hold the chair outright, as he was a layman and the chair was attached to an Anglican canonry of Christ Church, requiring the holder to be in holy orders.[13] The university statutes were changed in 1960 to allow William McHardy, a Church of Scotland layman, to be appointed.[17]

The term of Jan Joosten was ended on 3 July 2020 in the wake of criminal charges for possessing images of child sexual abuse.[18]

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  13. J. A. Emerton, 'Driver, Sir Godfrey Rolles (1892–1975)' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
  14. H. G. M. Williamson, Obituary of James Barr at guardian.co.uk
  15. Hugh Williamson Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Christ Church, Oxford, at chch.ox.ac.uk
  16. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regius-professor-of-hebrew-oxford-university-jan-joosten https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regius-professor-of-hebrew-oxford-university-jan-joosten
  17. "Professor W D McHardy". The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  18. "Christ Church, Oxford: Update regarding Professor Jan Joosten". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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