This is a list of professorships at the University of Oxford. During the early history of the university

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...

, the title of professor

Professor

A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...

 meant a doctor

Doctor (title)

Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...

 who taught. From the 16th century, it was used for those holding a chair

Chair (official)

The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...

. The university has sometimes created professorships for an individual, the chair coming to an end when that individual dies or retires. These are not listed here. The Regius Professorships are royal chairs created by a reigning monarch. The first five (in civil law, divinity, medicine, Hebrew and Greek) are sometimes called the Henrician

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...

 chairs.

Professorships

• Boden Professor of Sanskrit
• Camden Professor of Ancient History
  Camden Professor of Ancient History
  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...
  
  
• Carroll Professor of Irish History
• Chichele Professorship
  Chichele Professorship
  The Chichele Professorships are statutory professorships at the University of Oxford named in honour of Henry Chichele , an Archbishop of Canterbury and founder of All Souls College, Oxford...
  
  
  • Chichele Professor of Economic History
    Chichele Professor of Economic History
    The Chichele chair in Economic History is one of the statutory Chichele Professorships established at All Souls College, Oxford. This chair was originally established in 1931.-Chichele Professors of Economic History:* George Norman Clark, 1931* W. K...
    
    
  • Chichele Professor of the History of War
    Chichele Professor of the History of War
    One of the statutory Chichele Professorships established at All Souls College, Oxford, this chair was originally established in 1909 as the Chichele Professorship of Military History...
    
    
  • Chichele Professor of Medieval History
    Chichele Professor of Medieval History
    The position of Chichele Professor of Medieval History is one of the statutory Chichele Professorships established at All Souls College, Oxford. This position was originally established in 1862 for the Chichele Professor of Modern History.-Professors:...
    
    
  • Chichele Professor of Modern History
    Chichele Professor of Modern History
    The Chichele Professorship of Modern History is one of the several Chichele Professorships established from the mid-19th century onwards at All Souls College, Oxford University. The position of Chichele Professor of Modern History was established in 1862...
    
    
  • Chichele Professor of Public International Law
    Chichele Professor of Public International Law
    One of the statutory Chichele Professorships established at All Souls College, Oxford, this chair was established in 1859 as the Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplomacy. Its name was later changed to the Chichele Professor of Public International Law....
    
    
  • Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
    Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
    The Chichele professorial chair in social and political theory is one of the statutory Chichele Professorships at All Souls College, Oxford. This Chair was established 1944.-Chichele Professors of Social and Political Theory:* G. D. H...
    
    
• Coulson Professor of Theoretical Chemistry
• David Phillips Professor of Molecular Biophysics
• Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture
  Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture
  The position of Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture was established at the University of Oxford in 1847. The professorship was instituted by John Ireland, Dean of Westminster from 1816 until his death in 1842, who acquired considerable riches during his ecclesiastical career...
  
  
• Dr Lee's Professor of Physical Chemistry
• Drummond Professor of Political Economy
  Drummond Professor of Political Economy
  The Drummond Professorship of Political Economy at All Souls College, Oxford has been held by a number of distinguished individuals, including three Nobel laureates. The professorship is named after and was founded by Henry Drummond...
  
  
• Ernst Butten Professor of Management
• Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian Studies
• Gladstone Professor of Government
• Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies
• Heather Professor of Music
• Jesus Professor of Celtic
  Jesus Professor of Celtic
  The Jesus Professorship of Celtic is a professorship in Celtic studies at the University of Oxford within the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. The holder is also a Professorial Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. The chair was established in 1876, and the first professor was Sir John Rhys...
  
  
• Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity
• Laudian Professor of Arabic
  Laudian Professor of Arabic
  The position of Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford was established in 1636 by William Laud, who at the time was Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Archbishop of Canterbury. The first professor was Edward Pococke, who was working as a chaplain in Aleppo in what is now...
  
  
• Linacre Professor of Zoology
• Man Professorship of Quantitative Finance
• Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature
  Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature
  The Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford was founded in 1918. Basil Zaharoff, a Greek-born French arms trader and financier, gave £25,000 to the university to establish the chair and to support French studies in...
  
  
• Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government
• Merton Professors
  Merton Professors
  There are two Merton Professorships of English in the University of Oxford: the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature, and the Merton Professor of English Literature. The second was created in 1914 when Sir Walter Raleigh's chair was renamed...
  
   (Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Merton Professor of English Literature)
• Montague Burton Professor of International Relations
  Montague Burton Professor of International Relations
  The Montague Burton Professorship of International Relations at the University of Oxford is one of the two main professorships of International Relations created by the endowment of Montague Burton in UK universities. The Oxford chair was established in 1930 and is associated with a Fellowship of...
  
  
• Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetics
• Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
• Professor of Ancient Philosophy
• Professor of Egyptology
  Professor of Egyptology (Oxford)
  The position of Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford was established in 1924. The post is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford. The holders of the post have been:*Francis Llewellyn Griffith, 1924–1932...
  
  
• Professor of Poetry
  Oxford Professor of Poetry
  The chair of Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford is an unusual academic appointment, now held for a term of five years, and chosen through an election open to all members of Convocation, namely, all graduates and current academics of the university; in 2010, on-line voting was allowed....
  
  
• Professor of Sociology
• Professor of Sociology and Social Policy
• Professorship of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire
  Professorship of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire
  The Professorship of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire is a chair at the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Oxford, England. Since its inception in 1956, the chair has been held by five academics...
  
  
• Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
  Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
  The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, until 1916 known as the Rawlinsonian Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, was established by Richard Rawlinson of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1795. The Chair is associated with Pembroke College. 'Bosworth' was added to commemorate Joseph...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)
  Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)
  The Regius Chair of Civil Law, founded in the 1540s, is one of the oldest of the professorships at the University of Oxford.-Foundation:The Regius Chair of Civil Law at Oxford was founded by King Henry VIII, who established five such Regius Professorships in the University, the others being the...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Divinity
  Regius Professor of Divinity
  The Regius Professorship of Divinity is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Oxford and at the University of Cambridge.Both chairs were founded by Henry VIII...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History
  Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History
  The Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford was founded by Queen Victoria in 1842. Previous Holders of the Chair include John McManners, Peter Hinchliff and Henry Mayr-Harting....
  
  
• Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)
  Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)
  The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at the University of Oxford in England.Henry VIII founded the chair by 1541. He established five Regius Professorships in the University , the others being the Regius chairs of Divinity, Medicine, Civil Law and Hebrew.-List of holders:* John...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Hebrew
  Regius Professor of Hebrew
  The Regius Professorship of Hebrew, founded by Henry VIII, is a professorship at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities.- List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Cambridge :...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford)
  Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford)
  The Regius Professor of Medicine is an appointment held at the University of Oxford. The chair was founded by Henry VIII of England by 1546, and until the 20th century the title was Regius Professor of Physic...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)
  Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)
  The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is an old-established professorial position. The first appointment was made in 1724...
  
  
• Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology
  Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology
  The Regius Professorship of Moral and Pastoral Theology was founded at the University of Oxford in 1842; the initial title was Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology.*1842-1873 Charles Atmore Ogilvie*1873-1885 Edward King*1885-1892 Francis Paget...
  
  
• Savilian Professor of Astronomy
• Savilian Professor of Geometry
  Savilian Professor of Geometry
  The position of Savilian Professor of Geometry was established at the University of Oxford in 1619. It was founded by Sir Henry Savile, a mathematician and classical scholar who was Warden of Merton College, Oxford and Provost of Eton College, reacting to what has been described as "the wretched...
  
  
• Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy
  Sedleian professor of natural philosophy
  The Sedleian professor of natural philosophy is the name of a chair at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford.The Sedleian Chair was founded by Sir William Sedley who, by his will dated October 20, 1618, left the sum of ₤2,000 to the University of Oxford for purchase of lands for...
  
  
• Simonyi Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science
  Simonyi Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science
  The Simonyi Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science is a chair in the University of Oxford. The chair was established in 1995 for the ethologist Richard Dawkins by an endowment from Charles Simonyi....
  
  
• Slade Professor of Fine Art
  Slade Professor of Fine Art
  The Slade Professorship of Fine Art is the oldest professorship of art at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London.-History:The chairs were founded concurrently in 1869 by a bequest from the art collector and philanthropist Felix Slade, with studentships also created in the University of...
  
  
• Vinerian Professor of English Law
  Vinerian Professor of English Law
  The Vinerian Professorship of English Law, formerly Vinerian Professorship of Common Law, was established by Charles Viner who by his will, dated 29 December 1755, left about £12,000 to the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, to establish a Professorship of the Common Law...
  
  
• Wallis Professor of Mathematics
• Waynflete Professorships
  Waynflete Professorships
  The Waynflete Professorships are four professorial fellowships at the University of Oxford endowed by Magdalen College and named in honour of the college founder William of Waynflete, who had a great interest in science...
  
  
• Whitehead Professor of Pure Mathematics
• White's Professor of Moral Philosophy
• Whitley's Professor of Biochemistry
• Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy
  Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy
  The Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy is an academic of the University of Oxford.The position was initially established as a readership and was converted to a professorship in 2000, on the recommendation of the Literae Humaniores Board and with the concurrence of the General Board.According to...
  
  
• Wykeham Professor of Ancient History
  Wykeham Professor
  The University of Oxford has three statutory professorships named after William of Wykeham.-Logic:The Wykeham Professorship in Logic was established in 1859, although it was not known as the Wykeham chair until later...
  
  
• Wykeham Professor of Logic
  Wykeham Professor
  The University of Oxford has three statutory professorships named after William of Wykeham.-Logic:The Wykeham Professorship in Logic was established in 1859, although it was not known as the Wykeham chair until later...
  
  
• Wykeham Professor of Physics
  Wykeham Professor
  The University of Oxford has three statutory professorships named after William of Wykeham.-Logic:The Wykeham Professorship in Logic was established in 1859, although it was not known as the Wykeham chair until later...