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The Regius Chair of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh was established in 1762 (as the Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres). It is arguably the first professorship of English Literature established anywhere in the world. Its first holder was Professor Hugh Blair. Recent holders have included Professors Alistair Fowler, Ian Donaldson, John Frow, and Laura Marcus. The Current holder is Greg Walker.

List of Regius Professors of Rhetoric and English Literature

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Fellows - Laura Marcus". New College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Regius Chair: Greg Walker". Staff News. University of Edinburgh. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/gwalker5

http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/staff/appointments-awards/2010/greg-walker-290710

http://ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk/index.php/Foundation_of_Chair_of_Rhetoric_and_Belles_Lettres,_1760

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