The Regius Professorship of Greek is a

professorship Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. The chair was founded by

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

in 1761.

List of Regius Professors of Greek

Theaker Wilder Theaker Wilder (1717–1778) was an Anglo-Irish academic with expertise in mathematics and Greek. He was the first Regius Professor of Greek,, Regius Professor of Greek Senior Register and Senior Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. He is remembe ...

1761– * John Stokes 1764–1765 *

Henry Joseph Dabzac Henry Joseph Dabzac (1737–12 May 1790) was an Irish academic.

1775–1778 * Arthur Browne 1792–5 * John Barrett 1796-1797 * Arthur Browne 1797–9 * Arthur Browne 1801–05 *

Richard Graves Richard Graves (4 May 1715 – 23 November 1804) was an English cleric, poet, and novelist. He is remembered especially for his picaresque novel ''The Spiritual Quixote'' (1773). Early life Graves was born at Mickleton Manor, Mickleton, Glouce ...

1810– *

Franc Sadleir Franc Sadleir 'formerly'' Francis(1775–1851) was an Irish academic and Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1837. Biography Sadleir was the youngest son of Thomas Sadleir, barrister, by his first wife, Rebecca, eldest daughter of William Wo ...

1833–1838 *

William Hepworth Thompson William Hepworth Thompson (27 March 18101 October 1886) was an English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Early life Thompson was born at York and was privately educated in Buckinghamshire before entering Trinity Col ...

1853–1866 *

John Kells Ingram John Kells Ingram (7 July 1823 – 1 May 1907) was an Irish mathematician, economist and poet who started his career as a mathematician. He has been co-credited, along with John William Stubbs, with introducing the geometric concept of invers ...

1866–1877 *

Robert Yelverton Tyrrell Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, FBA (January 21, 1844 – September 19, 1914) was an Irish classical scholar who was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. Biography He was educated at Trinity College where he subsequently became a f ...

1880–1898 * John Bagnell Bury 1898–1902 *

John Isaac Beare John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

1902–1915 *

Josiah Gilbart Smyly Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu; la, Iosias was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh. Josiah is credited by most biblica ...

1915–1927 *

William Bedell Stanford William Bedell Stanford (16 January 1910 – 30 December 1984) was an Irish classical scholar and senator. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin between 1940 and 1980 and served as the 22nd chancellor of the university betwee ...

1940–1980 * John Myles Dillon 1980–2006 *

Brian McGing Brian C. McGing is a papyrologist and ancient historian, who specialises in the Hellenistic period. He is Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. He is editor of the college's journal of the classical world, '' Hermathena''.

2006–2019 *

Ahuvia Kahane Ahuvia Kahane is a British academic working in Ireland, specializing in the study of Greek and Roman antiquity, its traditions and the relations between the ancient world and modern culture and thought. Kahane is the 17th Regius Professor of Gre ...

2019-

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List of Regius Professors of Greek

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