Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy
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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 its endowment and this bequest took effect in 1621. It is regarded as the oldest of the scientific chairs.
Holders include:
- Edward Lapworth appointed 1621
- Thomas Willis 1660-1673
- Thomas Hornsby 1782-1810
- Bartholomew Price 1853-1898
- Augustus Love 1899-1940
- Albert E. Green
- Sydney Chapman 1946-1953
- George Temple 1953-
- Thomas Brooke Benjamin, 1979-1995
- John Macleod Ball after 1996
This is an incomplete list.
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