Chichele Professor of Modern History

The Chichele Professorship of Modern History, established in 1862, was a highly prestigious academic appointment established in 1862 at All Souls College, Oxford University.^[1] The name of this chair was changed in 1984 its holder is now the Chichele Professor of Medieval History.^[2]

List of Professors

The Professorship has been held by the following distinguished scholars:

• Montagu Burrows, 1862 – 1905
• Charles Oman, 1905 – 1946
• Keith Feiling, 1946 – 1950
• E. F. Jacob, 1950 – 1961
• R. W. Southern, 1961 – 1969
• Geoffrey Barraclough, 1970 – 1973
• J. M. Wallace-Hadrill, 1974 – 1983

Notes

1. ↑ Owen (1961)
2. ↑ Soffer (1987)

References

• Owen, Dorothy M. "The Chichele Professorship of Modern History, 1862," Historical Research (1961) 34#90 pp 217–220, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2281.1961.tb02098.x
• Soffer, Reba. "Nation, Duty, Character and Confidence: History at Oxford, 1850–1914," Historical Journal (1987) 30#1 pp. 77–104 in JSTOR