Coryphaeus
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Coryphaeus (from Gr. Kopvil, the top of the head), in Attic drama, the leader of the chorus. Hence the term (sometimes in an Anglicized form "coryphe") is used for the chief or leader of any company or movement.
In 1856 in the university of Oxford there was founded the office of Coryphaeus or Praecentor, whose duty it was to lead the musical performances directed by the Choragus. The office ceased to exist in 1899.
The Coryphaeus term is also used to identify a unique chief executive (CEO) curriculum, and the pertaining exclusive diploma, offered by the Thierry Graduate School of Leadership.
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