Gresham Professor of Law
The Professor of Law at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public to bring the 'new learning' to Londoners, in English rather than Latin (the language of universities for most of Europe at that time). The college was founded in 1597 by Sir Thomas Gresham, an English merchant and financier, for this purpose. It was the first Institute of Higher Education in London, when it appointed seven professors. This has since increased to ten and in addition the college now has visiting professors. The Professor of Law is always appointed by the Mercers' Side of the Joint Grand Gresham Committee, a body administered jointly by the Worshipful Company of Mercers and the City of London Corporation.
List of Gresham Professors of Law[edit]
Note, years given as, say, 1596/7 refer to Old Style and New Style dates.
| Name | Started | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Mowtlowe | March 1596/7 |
| 2 | Clement Corbet | May 1607 |
| 3 | Thomas Eden | 10 Nov 1613 |
| 4 | Benjamin Thorneton | 27 July 1640 |
| 5 | Joshua Crosse | 29 March 1644 |
| 6 | Thomas Leonard | 4 May 1649 |
| 7 | John Bond | 12 March 1649/50 |
| 8 | Benjamin Thorneton | 23 Oct 1660 |
| 9 | Richard Pearson | 8 Oct 1667 |
| 10 | John Clarke[1] | 9 August 1670 |
| 11 | Roger Meredith | 7 March 1672/3 |
| 12 | Robert Briggs[2] | 7 Feb 1686/7 |
| 13 | John Cumyng | 1 May 1719 |
| 14 | William Mace | 30 August 1744 |
| 15 | Joseph Jeffries | 20 May 1767 |
| 16 | T Taylor | 23 Jan 1784 |
| 17 | William Jocelyn Palmer | 14 Jan 1808 |
| 18 | William Palmer[3] | 5 Feb 1836 |
| 19 | John Thomas Abdy | 18 June 1858 |
| 20 | George Holmes Blakesley[4] | 23 April 1896 |
| 21 | William Blake Odgers[5] | 27 March 1907 |
| 22 | Geoffrey Walter Wrangham | 22 May 1925 |
| 23 | William Arthian Davies | 16 March 1934 |
| Lectures in abeyance 1939–45 | ||
| 24 | Eric Sachs | 6 June 1946 |
| 25 | Richard O'Sullivan | 6 July 1950 |
| 26 | Richard Jon Harvey | 1962 |
| 27 | R F V Heuston | 1965 |
| 28 | P. R. Glazebrook | 1971 |
| 29 | Clive M. Schmitthoff | 1976–86? |
| 30 | Kenneth R. Simmonds | 1988 |
| 31 | Sir David Calcutt QC | 1 Sept 1992 |
| 32 | Simon Lee | 1 Sept 1995 |
| 33 | Gerald Wakefield | 1 Sept 1998 |
| 34 | Richard Susskind OBE | 1 Sept 2000 |
| 35 | Vernon Bogdanor CBE FRSA FBA | 1 Sept 2004 |
| 36 | Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech DBE | 1 Sept 2008 |
| 37 | Sir Geoffrey Nice QC[6] | 2012 |
| 38 | Jo Delahunty QC[7] | 2016 |
| 39 | Leslie Thomas (barrister) QC[8] | 2020 |
References[edit]
- Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Clark, John (CLRK642J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Briggs, Robert (BRGN717J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Palmer, William (PLMR832W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Blakesley, George Holmes (BLKY864GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Odgers, William Blake (OGRS867WB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Gresham College Press Release, 3 July 2012".
- ^ "Professor Jo Delahunty's page on the Gresham College website, 18 May 2016".
- ^ "Professor Leslie Thomas' page on the Gresham College website, 4 June 2020".
Further reading[edit]
- Ward, John (1740). The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College. New York & London: Johnson Reprint Corporation.