Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy explained

The Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a chair at University College London, endowed (shortly after the Jodrell Chair of Physiology) by TJ Phillips Jodrell in 1874.

UCL was the first university in England to have a Chair of Zoology, and the first holder was Robert Edmond Grant after which the post received the Jodrell endowment.^[1] Until 1948, the professor of Zoology was also Curator of the Grant Museum of Zoology, after this point the two roles were separated.^[2]

Jodrell was a 'wealthy eccentric' who went insane before his gift could be completed, requiring the 'Masters in Lunacy' to confirm the donation.^[1]

Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

1827-1874 Robert Edmond Grant

Jodrell Professors of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

• • 1874-1889 Sir Ray Lankester 1889-1899 Raphael Weldon
• 1899-1906 Edward Alfred Minchin
  • 1906-21 James Peter Hill 1921-51 D. M. S. Watson
• 1951-62 Sir Peter Medawar
• 1962-70 Michael Abercrombie
• 1970-91 Avrion Mitchison
• 1994-98 Jeff Williams
• 2019-present Max J Telford

Notes and References

1. Book: Harte . Negley B. . John . North . Georgina . Brewis . [{{Google books|TLBdDwAAQBAJ|page=PT48|plainurl=true}} The world of UCL ]. 2018 . 10.2307/j.ctv1xz0vg.8 . 95–97. UCL Press. London . 9781787352933 . Revised and updated [fourth].
2. Web site: Nicholls . Emma-Louise . On the Origin of Our Specimens: The Harris Years . UCL Culture Blog . 3 May 2021.