Word: professorship
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first incumbent of the Alford Professorship was Levi Frisbie '02. He was followed by Levi Hedge '92, James Walker '11, Francis Bowen '33, G. H. Palmer '64, Josiah Royce '11 and W. E. Horking...
...Erving Professorship of Chemistry and Material Medical was created by the bequest of 1000 pounds by Major William Erving '53 in 1791. Erving was a veteran of the British army, but avoided serving in the American Revolution because he was a native of Boston. After the war he lived in Jamaica Plain and turned his interests toward Harvard...
...Massachusetts Professorship of Natural History was founded in 1805 by a $30,000 gift jointly provided for Harvard by a number of friends of the college W. D. Peck '82 was chosen by the subscribers as the first Professor and he served under this foundation until...
...April, 1814, the Corporation was informed that a gentleman whose name was not to be mentioned had appropriated $20,000 to found in Harvard University a Professorship of Greek Language and Literature; and that the desire of the donor was not to be known or named as its founder Votes of thanks for this, the largest sum that had been bestowed upon the College by a benefactor during his lifetime, were immediately passed by the Corporation, together with an expression of "regret at not being allowed to know or publish the name of the donor," and a prayer...
...following year Rev. Edward Everett was elected professor on this foundation. Five years later, in 1820, after the death of Samuel Eliot '60 of Boston, it was announced that he had been the founder of this professorship. The Corporation then voted to call the foundation the "Eliot Professorship of Greek Literature," and further, that "they are apprized of Mr. Eliot's sincere reluctance at the idea of receiving a posthumous distinction of this nature, in consequence of his beneficence to the University; but that they are also satisfied that he would submit his private wishes in this particular to public...