Hope Professor of Zoology

The Hope Professor of Zoology (Entomology) is a professorship at Oxford University. The first Hope Professor was John Obadiah Westwood. The current holder is Geraldine Wright. The position is associated with a professorial fellowship at Jesus College.

List of holders[1]
Name Start End Refs
John Obadiah Westwood 1860 1893 [2]
Edward Bagnall Poulton 1893 1933
Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter 1933 1948
George Copley Varley 1948 1980
David Spencer Smith 1980 1995
vacant 1995 2006
Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray 2006 2018
vacant 2018 2021
Geraldine Wright 2021 Incumbent [2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Audrey Z (1986). A History of the Hope Entomological Collections in the University Museum Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ a b "College announces new Hope Professor of Zoology – Jesus College". Jesus College Oxford. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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