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Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature

Endowed chair at the University of Edinburgh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Regius Chair of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh was established in 1762 (as the Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres). It is arguably the first professorship of English Literature established anywhere in the world. Its first holder was Professor Hugh Blair.

List of Regius Professors of Rhetoric and English Literature

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