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Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
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Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
The
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics
is a mathematics professorship in the
University of Cambridge
, England; its holder is known as the
Lucasian Professor
. The post was founded in 1663 by
Henry Lucas
, who was
Cambridge University's Member of Parliament
from 1639–1640; and it was officially established by
King Charles II
on 18 January 1664. It was described by
The Daily Telegraph
as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world and its former holders include
Isaac Newton
,
Joseph Larmor
,
Charles Babbage
,
George Stokes
,
Paul Dirac
and
Stephen Hawking
.
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