Along with the Professorship in Greek, the chair dates back to the foundations of the university in the 1820s.
John Williams, "but he resigned in June, 1828, in deference to the opposition of his ecclesiastical superiors to the secular character of the university".
[2] Williams was succeeded by T. Hewitt Key, who was a founder of University College School and served as Head Master as well as Professor.
[3] The chair, which is a full-time position, has been occupied by a series of distinguished scholars including J. R. Seeley, Robinson Ellis, A. E. Housman, H. E. Butler, Otto Skutsch, George Goold, and Malcolm Willcock.
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