Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford
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The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is a prestigious crown-appointed chair in modern history at Oxford, historically held by leading historians such as Goldwin Smith.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford canonical | 3 |
| Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10020346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford Context triple: [Goldwin Smith, positionHeld, Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford]
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics historically held by leading figures such as Sir Roger Penrose.
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Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the university’s chief executive officer, responsible for its academic leadership, strategic direction, and overall administration.
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Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford
The Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford is a prestigious academic chair in art and art history, historically associated with influential figures such as critic and theorist John Ruskin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford Target entity description: The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is a prestigious crown-appointed chair in modern history at Oxford, historically held by leading historians such as Goldwin Smith.
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A.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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B.
Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in pure mathematics historically held by leading figures such as Sir Roger Penrose.
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C.
Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
The Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in mathematics at Oxford, historically held by some of the world’s leading mathematicians.
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D.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the university’s chief executive officer, responsible for its academic leadership, strategic direction, and overall administration.
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E.
Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford
The Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford is a prestigious academic chair in art and art history, historically associated with influential figures such as critic and theorist John Ruskin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Regius chair
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professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | modern history ⓘ |
| appointedBy | the Crown ⓘ |
| appointmentType | crown-appointed chair ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain | humanities ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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modern history ⓘ |
| follows | earlier non-Regius history chairs at Oxford ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
prestigious
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research-intensive ⓘ tenured ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
development of modern history as an academic discipline in the United Kingdom
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public understanding of modern history in Britain ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
A. J. P. Taylor
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Goldwin Smith ⓘ Hugh Trevor-Roper ⓘ Lyndal Roper ⓘ Robert Evans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
public lectures
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research duties ⓘ supervision of graduate students ⓘ teaching duties ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior professorship ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
curriculum development in modern history at Oxford
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mentoring early-career historians ⓘ representing the University of Oxford in the field of modern history ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolderRole |
fellow of an Oxford college
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member of the academic staff of the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| isPositionIn | Faculty of History, University of Oxford ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being held by leading historians
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prestige among history chairs in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | Regius professorships in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | professor of history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Regius Professorship of History (Cambridge)
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| selectionCriteria | academic distinction in modern history ⓘ |
| typicalWorkplace |
Faculty of History buildings, University of Oxford
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an Oxford college ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Sir Michael Howard
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positionHeld
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford
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linked to: Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford