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'''Quain Professor''' is the professorship title for certain disciplines at [[University College London]], England. The title |
'''Quain Professor''' is the professorship title for certain disciplines at [[University College London]], England. The title honours [[Richard Quain (surgeon)|Richard Quain]], who became Professor of Anatomy in 1832 at what would become University College, London. Quain left a legacy to the university to endow professorships in four subjects in 1887.<ref name=":0" /> He intended that the funding should recognise his brother, [[John Richard Quain]], as well as himself. |
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The Burhop prize for Physics, Applied Physics or Mathematics/Physics is also drawn from these funds.<ref> |
The Burhop prize for Physics, Applied Physics or Mathematics/Physics is also drawn from these funds.<ref>"Money" University College London (website) 2010. [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/money/scholarships/maps/burhop burhop]</ref> |
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The Quain professorships |
The Quain professorships cover Botany, English language and literature, [[Jurisprudence]], and Physics. |
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==Botany== |
==Botany== |
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*[[Francis Wall Oliver]] ( |
*[[Francis Wall Oliver]] (1890–1925) |
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*[[Edward James Salisbury|Edward J. Salisbury]] ( |
*[[Edward James Salisbury|Edward J. Salisbury]] (1929–1943) |
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*[[William Pearsall]] ( |
*[[William Pearsall]] (1944–1957) |
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*Dan Lewis (1958-1978) |
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*Peter Robert Bell (1979-1985) |
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*George Russell Stewart (1985-1991) |
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*Gail Taylor (2024-present) |
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==English== |
==English== |
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*[[William Paton Ker]] ( |
*[[William Paton Ker]] (1889–1920) |
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*[[Raymond Wilson Chambers]] ( |
*[[Raymond Wilson Chambers]] (1922–1949) |
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*[[Albert Hugh Smith]] ( |
*[[Albert Hugh Smith]] (1949–1963) |
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*[[Randolph Quirk]] ( |
*[[Randolph Quirk]] (1968–1981) |
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*[[Sidney Greenbaum]] ( |
*[[Sidney Greenbaum]] (1983–1990) |
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*David Trotter (1991–2001) |
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*[[Rosemary Ashton]] ( |
*[[Rosemary Ashton]] (2002–2012) |
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*Susan Irvine (2013–present) |
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==Jurisprudence== |
==Jurisprudence== |
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*[[Augustine Birrell]] (1896-1899) |
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This Chair was established as 'Quain Professor of Comparative Law' in 1984.<ref>Peter De Cruz, Comparative Law in a Changing World (London: Routledge, 1999), 15. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HKJpHOJ7d0sC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15]</ref> |
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*[[Maurice Amos|Sir Maurice Amos]] (1932–1937)<ref name=":0">Negley Harte and John North, ''The World of UCL: 1828–2004'' (London: UCL Press, 2004), pp. 60-61.</ref> |
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*Sir [[Maurice Amos|Maurice Sheldon Amos]]<ref>Negley Harte, John North and Georgina Brewis The World of UCL: 1828-2004 (London: UCL Press, 2018). [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse-books/the-world-of-ucl Download free]</ref>（1932-1937） |
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*[[G. A. Cohen]] (2008–2009) |
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*[[John Tasioulas]] (2011–2014) |
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*[[John Tasioulas]] (2011-2014) |
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==Physics== |
==Physics== |
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*[[George Carey Foster]] (-1898) |
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*[[Hugh Longbourne Callendar]] (1899-1901) |
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*[[Frederick Thomas Trouton]] (1902–1914) |
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*[[William Henry Bragg]] (1915–1923) |
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*[[Edward Andrade]] (1928–1950) |
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*[[Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey]] (1950–1972) |
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*[[Franz Ferdinand Heymann]] (1975–1987) |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 26 April 2024
Quain Professor is the professorship title for certain disciplines at University College London, England. The title honours Richard Quain, who became Professor of Anatomy in 1832 at what would become University College, London. Quain left a legacy to the university to endow professorships in four subjects in 1887.[1] He intended that the funding should recognise his brother, John Richard Quain, as well as himself.
The Burhop prize for Physics, Applied Physics or Mathematics/Physics is also drawn from these funds.[2]
The Quain professorships cover Botany, English language and literature, Jurisprudence, and Physics.
Botany[edit]
- Francis Wall Oliver (1890–1925)
- Edward J. Salisbury (1929–1943)
- William Pearsall (1944–1957)
- Dan Lewis (1958-1978)
- Peter Robert Bell (1979-1985)
- George Russell Stewart (1985-1991)
- Gail Taylor (2024-present)
English[edit]
- William Paton Ker (1889–1920)
- Raymond Wilson Chambers (1922–1949)
- Albert Hugh Smith (1949–1963)
- Randolph Quirk (1968–1981)
- Sidney Greenbaum (1983–1990)
- David Trotter (1991–2001)
- Rosemary Ashton (2002–2012)
- Susan Irvine (2013–present)
Jurisprudence[edit]
- Augustine Birrell (1896-1899)
- Sir John Macdonell[3](1901–1920)
- J. E. G. de Montmorency (1920–32)
- Sir Maurice Amos (1932–1937)[1]
- Glanville Williams (1945–1955)
- Dennis Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Hampstead (1956–1982)
- William Twining (1983–1996)
- Ronald Dworkin (1998–2005; Bentham Professor until 2008)
- Ross Harrison (2006–2007)
- G. A. Cohen (2008–2009)
- John Tasioulas (2011–2014)
Physics[edit]
- George Carey Foster (-1898)
- Hugh Longbourne Callendar (1899-1901)
- Frederick Thomas Trouton (1902–1914)
- William Henry Bragg (1915–1923)
- Edward Andrade (1928–1950)
- Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey (1950–1972)
- Franz Ferdinand Heymann (1975–1987)
- John Finney (1993–1999)
- Gabriel Aeppli (2002–present)
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Negley Harte and John North, The World of UCL: 1828–2004 (London: UCL Press, 2004), pp. 60-61.
- ^ "Money" University College London (website) 2010. burhop
- ^ H. J. Randall, 'Sir John Macdonell and the Study of Comparative Law', Journal of Comparative Legislation and International Law, Third Series, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1930), 191. (188–202)
