Gresham Professor of Geometry
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The Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, gives 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. Geometry is one of the original professorships as set out by the will of Thomas Gresham in 1575. The Professor of Geometry is appointed in partnership with the City of London Corporation.{{Cite web |title=How We Recruit Speakers {{!}} Gresham College |url=https://www.gresham.ac.uk/about-us/organisation/how-we-recruit-speakers |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.gresham.ac.uk |language=en}}
List of Gresham Professors of Geometry
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References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041019231900/http://www.gresham.ac.uk/special/professors.htm Gresham College old website, Internet Archive] List of professors
- [https://www.gresham.ac.uk/professorships/geometry-professorship/ Gresham College website] Profile of current professor and list of past professors
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/400-years-of-geometry-at-gresham-college '400 Years of Geometry at Gresham College'], lecture by Robin Wilson at Gresham College, 14 May 2008 (available for download as PDF, audio and video files)
Further reading
- {{cite book | last= Ward| first= John| author-link=John Ward (academic) | title= The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College| year= 1740| publisher= Johnson Reprint Corporation| location= New York & London}}
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Category:1596 establishments in England