The Professorship in Greek was one of the original professorships of

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(UCL) in 1828. The position was established at the same time as the Professorship in Latin. The inaugural lecture of the first incumbent was delivered on November 1, 1830. The teaching of

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(and

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) at the new University of London "challenged both the monopoly and the style of

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classics". Since the Second World War the chair has been occupied by a series of renowned scholars including T. B. L. Webster (who founded the

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), Eric Handley,

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, and Chris Carey.

is the only woman to have held the position.

List of Holders

The following have held the chair of Greek: * George Long, 1828–1831 *

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, 1831–1876 *

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, 1876–1879 *Alfred Goodwin, 1879–1892 (also Professor of Latin, 1876–1879 and 1889–1892) *

William Wyse William Wyse (19 March 1860 – 29 November 1929) was a classical scholar, noted for his work on the Attic orator Isaeus, and a benefactor of the University of Cambridge. Life Wyse was born in Stratford, London. After education at the King ...

, 1892–1894 *John Arthur Platt, 1894–1925 *Marriott T. Smiley, 1925–1948 * T. B. L. Webster, 1948–1968 * Eric Handley, 1968–1984 *

, 1987–1994 *

, 1995–2002 * Chris Carey, 2003–2014 *Phiroze Vasunia, 2014–presentSee the incumbent's website at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/people/academic-staff/phiroze-vasunia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

References

Sources

* H. Hale Bellot, ''University College, London, 1826-1926'', London, 1929. *George Long
"Observations on the Study of the Latin and Greek Languages" (Inaugural Lecture)
1830. * P. G. Naiditch, ''A. E. Housman at University College, London: the election of 1892'', Leiden, 1988. * Christopher Stray, ''Classics Transformed: Schools, Universities, and Society in England, 1830-1960''. Oxford, 1998. * University of London Calendar

External links

Department of Greek and Latin at UCL
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