Lady Margaret Beaufort, founder of the professorship
The Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge

The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was founded initially as a readership by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in 1502. Since its re-endowment at the end of the 20th century, it is now specifically a chair in New Testament and early Christian studies.

There is also a Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford.

List of Lady Margaret's Professors

Dates shown are date of election.

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Reverend Professor CFD Moule". Obituary. Daily Telegraph. London. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Dunn, James D. G. (13 September 2009). "Graham Stanton". Obituary. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title". Cambridge University Reporter (6053). 15 November 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ↑ The Faculty welcomes Professor George van Kooten as the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity
  5. ↑ "Van Kooten, Prof. George". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U290761. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ "Elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title". Cambridge University Reporter (6499): 449. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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