Gresham Professor of Information Technology

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The IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology at Gresham College in London gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to ten. The Gresham Professor of Information Technology is the newest professorship, having been founded in 2014 and is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.

List of Gresham Professors of Information Technology

NameStarted
1 Martyn Thomas [1] 2014
2Richard Harvey [2] [3] 2018
3Victoria Baines [4] 2022

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References

  1. "Professor Martyn Thomas CBE". Gresham College. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. "Richard Harvey, Professor of Information Technology". Gresham College. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. "Professor Richard Harvey". Gresham College.
  4. "Dr Victoria Baines appointed IT Livery Company Professor of IT at Gresham College". UK Tech News. Need to See IT. 11 May 2022.