The King Alfred Chair of English Literature was founded at 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 ...

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in 1881. It was one of the original endowments of the University, funded by William Rathbone and his brothers Samuel and Phillip Rathbone. The early history of the chair was as follows: King Alfred Chair of Modern History and Literature, 1881–82; Modern Literature and History, 1882-1884; Modern Literature and English Language, 1884-1900.

King Alfred Professors of English Literature

The holders of the chair have been: *1881–1889: A.C. Bradley *1890–1900: Sir

Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebelli ...

*1901–1925: Oliver Elton *1929–1951:

Leonard Martin Leonard Jack Martin (24 November 1901 – 25 December 1967) was a British sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fi ...

*1951–1974: Kenneth Muir FBA *1974–1990: Philip Edwards FBA *1991–2003: Sir

Jonathan Bate Sir Andrew Jonathan Bate, CBE, FBA, FRSL (born 26 June 1958), is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, poet, playwright, novelist and scholar. He specialises in Shakespeare, Romanticism and Ecocriticism. He is Foundation Profes ...

CBE FBA *2004–2010: Neil Corcoran *2020–present: Gregory Lynall

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University Chairs and their Holders Past and Present: Faculty of Arts
{{University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Professorships in literature 1881 establishments in England