Gresham Professor of Astronomy

Chris Lintott, appointed Gresham Professor of Astronomy in 2023

The Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it appointed seven professors. Astronomy is one of the original subjects as set out by the will of Thomas Gresham in 1575.^[1]

The Professor of Astronomy is appointed in partnership with the City of London Corporation.

List of Gresham Professors of Astronomy

Note, years given as, say, 1596/97 refer to Old Style and New Style dates.

See also

• Astronomer Royal
• Royal Astronomer of Ireland

Notes

1. "How We Recruit Speakers | Gresham College". www.gresham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
2. "Pullen, Joseph (PLN826J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "Ledger, Edmund (LGR859E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
4. "Professor Katherine Blundell OBE". Gresham College. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
5. "Chris Lintott appointed Gresham Professor of Astronomy". Gresham College. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

References

• Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors
• Some Historical Astronomical Posts In Britain and Ireland Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

• Ward, John (1740). The Lives of the Professors of Gresham College. New York & London: Johnson Reprint Corporation.