Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy

The Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the Faculty of Classics of the University of Cambridge is a professorship that was created for its first holder on December 5, 1930, along with other academic positions, on the basis of a foundation from the estate of the classical philologist , lawyer and judge Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence , Francis MacDonald Cornford , was established. It focuses exclusively on ancient philosophy and is the only chair in this specialization worldwide. Another professorship from this foundation is the Laurence Professor of Classical Archeology .

Previous Laurence Professors of Ancient Philosophy

• Francis Macdonald Cornford (1930-1939)
• Reginald Hackforth (1939–1952)
• William Keith Chambers Guthrie (1952–1973)
• Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1973-1982)
• Myles Frederic Burnyeat (1984-1996)
• Gisela Striker (1997-2000)
• David Neil Sedley (2000-2014)
• Gábor Betegh (since October 2014)

literature

• University of Cambridge (Ed.): Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge 2004. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2004.

Web links

• Cambridge University, Faculty of Classics, B Caucus (Philosophy)
• The Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy (job description by the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, as part of the 2014 call for proposals)
• Announcement of the election of Gábor Betegh as Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy , starting October 2014