Gresham Professor of Geometry

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Gresham Professor of Geometry is a prestigious academic chair at Gresham College in London, historically associated with leading mathematicians and scientists who deliver free public lectures on geometry and related fields.

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instanceOf academic chair
position at Gresham College
professorship
accessMode free to the public
aimsTo foster lifelong learning in mathematics
make advanced mathematics accessible to a general audience
appliesToJurisdiction City of London
basedOn endowment of Sir Thomas Gresham
country United Kingdom
employer Gresham College
fieldOfWork applied mathematics
geometry
mathematical sciences
mathematics
foundedBy Sir Thomas Gresham
hasAcademicDiscipline applied geometry
geometry
mathematical analysis
mathematical modelling
hasDuty deliver free public lectures
promote understanding of mathematics
teach geometry to the public
hasPart public lectures
hasQuality prestigious
hasRoleIn public engagement with mathematics
hasTemporalCoverage early modern period to present
hasWebsite https://www.gresham.ac.uk
inception 1597
isNonProfitActivity true
isOneOf original Gresham College chairs
isPublicOffice true
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn City of London
England
Gresham College
London, England
surface form: London
notableFor association with leading mathematicians
free public lectures in geometry
role in public education in mathematics
partOf Gresham Professor of Geometry self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gresham College professorships
partOfSeries Gresham College
surface form: Gresham Professorships
selectionCriteria distinction in mathematics or related fields
sponsor Gresham College
typicalVenue Barnard’s Inn Hall
online lecture platform of Gresham College
usesMedium online videos
public lectures
published lecture transcripts

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Robert Hooke positionHeld Gresham Professor of Geometry
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