James Rossiter Hoyle Professor of Music explained

The James Rossiter Hoyle Professorship of Music at the University of Sheffield was established in 1927 and endowed with £16,000 by the will of Augusta Rossiter Hoyle in memory of her late husband, James (died 1926), a manufacturer of steel armour-piercing shells who had been president of the Sheffield Musical Union and a master cutler.^{[1] [2]}

List

• 1928–1948: Frank Henry Shera^[3]
• 1948–1968: James Stewart Deas^[4]
• 1968–1974: Samuel Basil Deane^[5]
• 1975–1993: Edward James Clarke Garden^[6]
• 1993–2007: Eric Fillenz Clarke, FBA^[7]
• 2008–present: Simon Patrick Keefe^[8]

Notes and References

1. "Mr. J. R. Hoyle", The Times, 17 March 1926, p. 19.
2. "University news", The Times (London), 19 January 1927, p. 17.
3. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/6f5a7a83-eccb-3a13-990f-54bfe626b12c "Frank Henry Shera manuscripts"
4. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-163504 "Deas, (James) Stewart"
5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-basil-deane-6230996.html "Professor Basil Deane"
6. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/our_alumni/obituary-archive/teddy-garden-obituary "Professor Edward 'Teddy' Garden"
7. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245929?rskey=G2rTf5&result=1 "Clarke, Prof. Eric Fillenz"
8. Web site: Simon Keefe. University of Sheffield. 2018-12-19.