Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon explained

The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, until 1916 known as the Rawlinsonian Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, was established by Richard Rawlinson of St John's College, Oxford, in 1795. The Chair is associated with Pembroke College. "Bosworth" was added to commemorate Joseph Bosworth.

Rawlinsonian Professors of Anglo-Saxon

1795–1800 Charles Mayo (1767–1858)^[1] 1800–03 Thomas Hardcastle 1803–08 James Ingram (1774–1850)^[2] 1808–12 John Josias Conybeare (1779–1824) 1812–16 Charles Dyson (1788–1860) 1827–29 Arthur Johnson 1829–34 Francis Pearson Walesby (1798–1858) 1834–39 Robert Meadows White (1798–1865) 1839–44 Henry Bristow Wilson (1803–1888) 1844–49 William Edward Buckley (1817–1892) 1849–54 John Earle (1824–1903) 1854–58 vacant

1858–76 Joseph Bosworth (1789–1876)^[3] 1876–1903 John Earle (1824–1903)^[4] 1903–16 Arthur Napier (1853–1916)

Rawlinson and Bosworth Professors of Anglo-Saxon

1916–25 Sir William Craigie (1867–1957)^[5] 1925–45 J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973)^[6] 1946–63 Charles Leslie Wrenn (1895–1969) 1963–74 Alistair Campbell (1907–1974) 1974–77 vacant 1977–91 Eric Stanley (1923–2018) 1991–2013 Malcolm Godden (born 1945) 2013–present Andy Orchard (born 1964)

See also

• List of professorships at the University of Oxford

Sources

• The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888
• "Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon", ox.ac.uk

Notes and References

1. Charles Herbert Mayo(1845–1929), "Mayo, Charles (1767-1858), Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 37, at WikiSource
2. W. A. Greenhill, revised by John D. Haigh, Ingram, James (1774–1850)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), online edition, accessed 24 January 2024
3. Henry Bradley, "Bosworth, Joseph, D.D." in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 5 (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1886), at WikiSource
4. "Earle, John" in Who's Who, Vol. 55 (A. & C. Black, 1903)
5. A. J. Aitken, "Craigie, Sir William Alexander", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) online edition, accessed 24 January 2024
6. T. A. Shippey, "Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004), online edition, accessed 24 January 2024