Quain Professor is the professorship title for certain disciplines at
University College, London, England. The title is derived from
Richard Quain (1800-1887) who became professor of anatomy in 1832 at what was to become UCL. He made a provision in his will to the University that endowed professorships for four subjects; intending that funding gave recognition to his brother,
John Richard Quain, as well as his own.