The Hope Professor of Zoology (Entomology) is a professorship at

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

. The first Hope Professor was

John Obadiah Westwood John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...

. The current holder is

Geraldine Wright Geraldine (Jeri) Wright is an insect neuroethologist in the United Kingdom. In 2018 she became the Professor of Comparative Physiology/Organismal Biology at the University of Oxford and in 2021 she was appointed Hope Professor of Zoology. Educ ...

. The position is associated with a professorial fellowship at Jesus College. List of holders *

(1860–93) *

Edward Bagnall Poulton Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton, FRS HFRSE FLS (27 January 1856 – 20 November 1943) was a British evolutionary biologist, a lifelong advocate of natural selection through a period in which many scientists such as Reginald Punnett doubted its i ...

(1893–1933) *

Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter G.D. Hale Carpenter MBE (26 October 1882 in Eton, Berkshire – 30 January 1953 in Oxford) was a British entomologist and medical doctor. He worked first at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in Uganda, on tse-tse flies an ...

(1933–48) * George Copley Varley (1948–80) * David Spencer Smith (1980–95) * Vacant * Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray (2006-2018) *

(2021–present)Jesus College
College announces new Hope Professor of Zoology
14 September 2021

References

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