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Visiting Gresham Professor

Visiting Professors at Gresham College, London, give free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it created seven professorships; this was later increased to ten. The first visiting professors were appointed in 2000.

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Visiting Professors at Gresham College, London, give free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it created seven professorships; this was later increased to ten. The first visiting professors were appointed in 2000.

List of Visiting Gresham Professors

Name Subject Started
1 Baroness Warnock of Weeke Rhetoric 2000
2 Abdullah Ibrahim1 Music 2000
3 Robin Wilson2 History of Mathematics 2001
4 Richard Langham Smith3 Music 2003
5 Allan Chapman FRAS4 History of Science 2003
6 Raj Persaud5 Psychiatry 2004
7 Sir Richard J. Evans FRSL FBA6 History 2008
8 Sir Vernon Bogdanor CBE FBA FRSA7 Political History 2008
9 Glenn D. Wilson8 Psychology 2009
10 Simon Thurley CBE9 The Built Environment 2009
11 Tony Mann10 Computing Mathematics 2012
12 Steve Jones FRS11 Genetics 2013
13 Sir Christopher Whitty KCB FRCP FRS12 Public Health 2013
14 Lynda Nead FBA13 History of Art 2013
15 Jane Caplan14 History 2013
16 Helga Drummond15 Business 2014
17 Gwen Adshead16 Psychiatry 2014
18 Ian Christie FBA17 History of Film and Media 2017
19 Craig Clunas18 Chinese Art 2017
20 Edith Hall19 Classics 2017
21 Roger Kneebone20 Medical Education 2018
22 Yorick Wilks21 Artificial Intelligence 2018
23 The Revd Canon Richard Burridge22 Ethics and Theology 2018
24 Sir Stephen Sparks CBE FRS23 Geology 2018
25 Jeremy Summerly24 Music History 2019
26 Jim Endersby25 History of Science 2019
27 Roberto Trotta26 Cosmology 2019
28 Thomas Grant KC27 Politics and Law 2020
29 John Mullan28 English Literature 2020
30 Martin Daunton29 Economic History 2020
31 Imogen Goold30 Medical Law 2021
32 Sir Christopher Whitty KCB FRCP FRS12 Public Health 2022
33 Ian Mudway31 Environmental Health 2022
34 Dominic Broomfield-McHugh32 Film and Theatre Music 2023
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  1. "Abdullah Ibrahim | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. "Professor Robin Wilson | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. "Professor Richard Langham Smith | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. "Dr Allan Chapman | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. "Dr Raj Persaud | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. "Professor Sir Richard Evans | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. "Professor Sir Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. "Dr Glenn D Wilson | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. "Professor Simon Thurley CBE | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. "Professor Tony Mann | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  11. "Professor Steve Jones | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  12. "Professor Chris Whitty FRS | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  13. "Professor Lynda Nead | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  14. "Professor Jane Caplan | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  15. "Professor Helga Drummond | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  16. "Dr Gwen Adshead | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  17. "Professor Ian Christie FBA | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  18. "Professor Craig Clunas | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  19. "Professor Edith Hall | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. "Professor Roger Kneebone | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  21. "Professor Yorick Wilks | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  22. "The Revd Canon Professor Richard Burridge | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  23. "Professor Sir Stephen Sparks CBE | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  24. "Professor Jeremy Summerly | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  25. "Professor Jim Endersby | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  26. "Professor Roberto Trotta | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  27. "Professor Thomas Grant KC | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  28. "Professor John Mullan | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  29. "Professor Martin Daunton | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  30. "Profesor Imogen Goold | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  31. "Dr Ian Mudway | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  32. "Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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