Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics explained

The Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics is the holder of an endowed chair at the University of Oxford.^[1] The Spalding Chair of Eastern Religions and Ethics was established on a trial basis in 1936 with a grant from the Spalding Trust. In 1937, the chair was renewed for a period of 15 years, and in 1949 the trust gave the university a permanent endowment to fund the chair.^[2]

List of Spalding Professors

Holders of the Spalding Chair to date have been:

• 1936 to 1952: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• 1952 to 1974: R. C. Zaehner
• 1976 to 1991: Bimal Krishna Matilal
• 1992 to 2015: Alexis Sanderson
• 2016 to present: Diwakar Nath Acharya^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics Main Fund - Trust Funds - Oriental Studies - University of Oxford . www.orinst.ox.ac.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103025840/http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/general/trust_funds/spalding_professor_of_eastern_religions_and_ethics_main_fund.html . 2011-01-03.
2. Book: Hulmes . Edward . The Spalding Trust and the Union for the Study of the Great Religions: H.N. Spalding's Pioneering Vision . Memoir Club . 2002 . Spennymoor, England . 1841040401.
3. Web site: Notices, Oxford University Gazette . www.ox.ac.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130015343/https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2015-2016/21january2016-no5119/notices/ . 2016-01-30.