Gresham Professor of Law

Gresham Professor of Law

[
Gresham College ]

The Professor of Law at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1596 / 7, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to eight and in addition the college now has visiting professors.

The Professor of Law is always appointed by the Mercers’ School Memorial Trust, which is administered by the Worshipful Company of Mercers.

(Years given as, say, "1596/7" refer to Old Style and New Style dates.)

ee also

* Gresham Professor of Astronomy
* Gresham Professor of Commerce
* Gresham Professor of Divinity
* Gresham Professor of Geometry
* Gresham Professor of Music
* Gresham Professor of Physic (medicine)
* Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
* Visiting Gresham Professor

References

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041019231900/http://www.gresham.ac.uk/special/professors.htm Gresham College old website, Internet Archive] List of professors

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