The Professor of Divinity at

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, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to ten and in addition the college now has visiting professors. The Professor of Divinity is always appointed by the

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List of Gresham Professors of Divinity

Note, years given as, say, ''1596/7'' refer to

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References

Gresham College website
Texts and video of recent lectures

List of professors

List of Gresham Professors of Divinity

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Notes

Further reading