The Hollis Chair of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy [sic] is an endowed professorship established at Harvard College in 1727 by Thomas Hollis.[1] The chair, now part of the Physics Department, is the second oldest at Harvard, and the oldest professorship in science in the United States.

The spelling of the title of the chair has been retained since its establishment.[2] The original Rules and Orders relating to the chair are still extant.[3]

The incumbents have been:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Quinquennial catalogue of the officers and graduates of Harvard university, 1636–1915. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1915. p. 21. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  2. ^ Appointment to Hollis Professorship 9 July 2018
  3. ^ "Harvard Mirador Viewer".
  4. ^ "Faculty Appointments". Harvard Alumni Bulletin. 24 (1): 40. September 29, 1921. Sabine died in January 1919, and Lyman was not appointed until September 1921.
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