The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, until 1916 known as the Rawlinsonian Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, was established by
Richard Rawlinson
Richard Rawlinson FRS (3 January 1690 – 6 April 1755) was an English clergyman and antiquarian collector of books and manuscripts, which he bequeathed to the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Life
Richard Rawlinson was a younger son of Sir Thomas ...
of
St John's College, Oxford, in 1795. The Chair is associated with
Pembroke College. "Bosworth" was added to commemorate
Joseph Bosworth
Joseph Bosworth (1788 – 27 May 1876) was an English scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language and compiler of the first major Anglo-Saxon dictionary.
Biography
Born in Derbyshire in 1788, Bosworth was educated at Repton School as a 'Poor Scholar' ...
.
Rawlinsonian Professors of Anglo-Saxon
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professors of Anglo-Saxon
See also
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List of professorships at the University of Oxford
This is a list of professorships at the University of Oxford. During the early history of the university, the title of professor meant a doctor who taught. From the 16th century, it was used for those holding a professorship, also known as a cha ...
Sources
* ''The Historical Register of the University of Oxford''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888
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