King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies explained

The King Alfonso XIII Professorship of Spanish Studies is a named chair at the University of Oxford. It was established in 1927 by the endowment of £25,000 raised by the Lord Mayor of London and a special committee he chaired for the purpose. The gift was conditional on the university paying £600 a year to maintain a lecturer and a departmental library. It is associated with a fellowship at Exeter College, Oxford (which does not pay a stipend).^[1]

List of professors

• 1928–1931: Salvador de Madariaga^[1]
• 1932–1952: William James Entwistle, FBA.^[1]
• 1953–1981: Sir Peter Edward Lionel Russell, FBA, FRHistS.^{[1] [2]}
• 1982–2003: Ian David Lewis Michael, FKC.^{[1] [3]}
• 2003–2017: Edwin Henry Williamson^[4]
• 2018–present: Jonathan William Thacker.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/spanish/history-spanish-oxford "A History of Spanish at Oxford"
2. https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-33489 "Russell, Prof. Sir Peter (Edward Lionel Russell)"
3. https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-27365 "Michael, Prof. Ian David Lewis"
4. https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-45013 "Williamson, Prof. Edwin Henry"
5. https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-289405 "Thacker, Prof. Jonathan William"