Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies explained

The Samuel Davidson Professorship of Old Testament Studies is a chair in Old Testament studies at King's College, London (formerly of the University of London). It was established in 1925 and is named after the Irish Biblical scholar Samuel Davidson.^[1]

List of Samuel Davidson Professors

• 1926 to 1929: George Herbert Box; first incumbent
• 1930 to 1945: S. H. Hooke
• 1945 to 1947: Alfred Guillaume
• 1948 to 1960: W. D. McHardy
• 1961 to 1982: Peter Ackroyd^{[2] [3]}
• 1983 to 1992: Ronald Clements; first incumbent to be based at King's College London
• 1992 to 1997: vacant
• 1997 to 2001: Michael A. Knibb^[4]
• 2001 to 2012: vacant
• 2012 to present: Paul Joyce^[5]

Notes and References

1. Joyce. P. M.. King's College London, Samuel Davidson, and the Scope of Biblical Studies. The Journal of Theological Studies. 23 September 2014. 65. 2. 407–424. 10.1093/jts/flu109.
2. 'ACKROYD, Rev. Prof. Peter Runham', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 24 Oct 2017
3. News: Coggins. Richard. Obituary: The Rev Peter Ackroyd. 24 October 2017. The Guardian. 29 March 2005.
4. Web site: Professor Michael Knibb. The British Academy. 24 October 2017.
5. Web site: Professor Paul Joyce. Department of Theology & Religious Studies. King's College London. 24 October 2017.