The Rouse Ball Professorship of English Law is a senior
professorship
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in
English law at the
University of Cambridge
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, established in 1927 by a bequest from the
mathematician
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Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
W. W. Rouse Ball. In establishing the office, Rouse Ball expressed a hope "that it might be found practicable for such Professor or Reader to include in his or her lectures and treatment historical and philosophical aspects of the subject".
Its holders are chosen based on international recognition in their field of scholarship, having an outstanding record in research and publication, strategic vision and commitment to developing their field of scholarship within the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
, and the
Faculty of Law's profile within that field, and having a commitment to excellence in learning and teaching.
On 1 October 2019,
Professor Louise Gullifer was appointed to the professorship, following the retirement of her predecessor David Feldman.
Rouse Ball Professors of English Law
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Louise Gullifer
Louise Gullifer is a British legal academic and barrister who is Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge. She is the first woman to hold this professorship and was formerly Professor of Commercial Law at the Universit ...
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See also
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics
The Rouse Ball Professorship of Mathematics is one of the senior chairs in the Mathematics Departments at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The two positions were founded in 1927 by a bequest from the mathematician W. W. Ro ...
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Downing Professor of the Laws of England
The Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge.
The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The profes ...
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Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)
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References
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1927 establishments in England
English law
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School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
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