The Laurence Professorship of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University was established in 1930 as one of the offices endowed by the bequest of Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence;[1] it is the oldest chair of ancient philosophy in the world.[2] One woman, Gisela Striker, has held the post, and seven men.
Laurence Professors of Ancient Philosophy edit
- Francis Macdonald Cornford (1930–1939)
- Reginald Hackforth (1939–1952)
- William Keith Chambers Guthrie (1952–1973)
- Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1973–1982)
- Myles Frederic Burnyeat (1984–1996)
- Gisela Striker (1997–2000)
- David Neil Sedley (2000–2014)
- Gábor Betegh (2014–present)[3]