The Regius Professor of English Literature is a

Regius Professorship A Regius Professor is a university professor who has, or originally had, royal patronage or appointment. They are a unique feature of academia in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first Regius Professorship was in the field of medicine, and f ...

at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

in Scotland. The first holder was appointed in 1894.

List of Regius Professors of English Literature

Herbert Grierson Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson, FBA (16 January 1866 – 19 February 1960) was a Scottish literary scholar, editor, and literary critic. Life and work He was born in Lerwick, Shetland, on 16 January 1866. He was the son of Andrew John Grie ...

(1894 to 1915); first incumbent *

Adolphus Alfred Jack Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...

(1915 to 1938) * Geoffrey Bickersteth (1938 to 1954) * G. I. Duthie (1955 to 1967) * Andrew Rutherford (1968 to 1984) * R. P. Draper (1987 to 1994) * George Rousseau (1994 to 1998) * Peter R. K. A. Davidson (1998 to 2005) * Alison Lumsden FRSE (2020 - )

References

{{reflist Professorships at the University of Aberdeen English Literature Aberdeen Regius Professorship Professorships in literature