Regius Professor of Hebrew
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The Regius Professorship of Hebrew, 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...

, is a professorship at both Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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 and Oxford
University of Oxford
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 Universities.

List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Cambridge

The chair was 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 with a stipend of £40 per year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...

. The chair has been held by:

List of Regius Professors of Hebrew at Oxford

The chair was 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 1546. In 1630 a canonry of Christ Church
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...

 was perpetually annexed to the professorship, through the influence of Archbishop Laud.

Incomplete list:
In the 20th century, Sir Godfrey Rolles Driver
Godfrey Rolles Driver
Godfrey Rolles Driver CBE, FBA was an English Orientalist noted for his studies of Semitic languages and Assyriology....

 twice acted as deputy professor during vacancies (1934, 1959). He was ineligible to hold the chair outright, as he was a layman and the chair was attached to an (Anglican) canonry of Christ Church, thus requiring the holder to be in holy orders
Holy Orders
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