The Gladstone Chair of Greek is an academic position that was one of the original endowments of the foundation of the

University of Liverpool , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

in 1881. The

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was named in recognition of the scholarship of

W. E. Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

, the

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, and the close association of the Gladstone family with

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

.University Chairs and their Holders Past and Present
/ref> The chair fell vacant after Professor Long left in 1983 to take up a position in the United States, but was revived in 2017.

Gladstone Professors of Greek

* 1891–1898

Gerald Henry Rendall Gerald Henry Rendall (1851–1945) was an English educator and college administrator, born at Harrow, where his father was assistant master. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA as 4th Classic in 1874. He wa ...

* 1898–1906

Gilbert Austin Davies Gilbert Austin Davies (15 September 1868 – 26 July 1948) was an English classical scholar. Life Davies was born in London. After education at Aldenham Grammar School and Owen’s College, Manchester, Davies went up to Trinity College, ...

* 1907–1910 Sir John Lynton Myres * 1911–1914 Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Lehmann-Haupt * 1919–1921

Alfred Chilton Pearson Alfred Chilton Pearson, FBA (8 October 1861 – 2 January 1935) was an English classical scholar, noted for his work on Greek tragedy.Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ..., in 1982, and spent his last 27 years at their home ...

(subsequently Regius Professor of Greek at

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

) * 1922–1950 Archibald Young Campbell * 1950–1972 Arthur Hilary Armstrong * 1973–1983 Anthony Arthur Long *2017 - Christopher John Tuplin

References

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