The Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics is the holder of an endowed chair at the University of Oxford.[1] The Spalding Chair of Eastern Religions and Ethics was established on a trial basis in 1936 with a grant from the Spalding Trust. In 1937, the chair was renewed for a period of 15 years, and in 1949 the trust gave the university a permanent endowment to fund the chair.[2]
List of Spalding Professors
editHolders of the Spalding Chair to date have been:
- 1936 to 1952: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1952 to 1974: R. C. Zaehner
- 1976 to 1991: Bimal Krishna Matilal
- 1992 to 2015: Alexis Sanderson
- 2016 to present: Diwakar Nath Acharya[3]
References
edit- ^ "Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics Main Fund - Trust Funds - Oriental Studies - University of Oxford". www.orinst.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011.
- ^ Hulmes, Edward (2002). The Spalding Trust and the Union for the Study of the Great Religions: H.N. Spalding's Pioneering Vision. Spennymoor, England: Memoir Club. ISBN 1841040401.
- ^ "Notices, Oxford University Gazette". www.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
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