Regius professor

/ ˈriːdʒɪəs /

noun

C17: regius , from Latin: royal, from rex king

In 1884 he was appointed regius professor of modern history at Oxford.

The Regius Professor invariably maintained that accuracy, not 'pedantry', was his true offence.

In 1867 he was elected regius professor of Greek at Cambridge and canon of Ely.

In 1698 he was appointed regius professor of Greek at Oxford, and in 1704 was made archdeacon of Oxford.

On his arrival in 1549 he was appointed regius professor of divinity at Cambridge.

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