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Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

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The Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a chair at University College London, endowed (shortly after the Jodrell Chair of Physiology) by TJ Phillips Jodrell in 1874.

UCL was the first university in England to have a Chair of Zoology, and the first holder was Robert Edmond Grant after which the post received the Jodrell endowment.[1] Until 1948, the professor of Zoology was also Curator of the Grant Museum of Zoology, after this point the two roles were separated. [2]

Jodrell was a 'wealthy eccentric' who went insane before his gift could be completed, requiring the 'Masters in Lunacy' to confirm the donation.[1]

Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

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1827-1874 Robert Edmond Grant

Jodrell Professors of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

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References

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  1. ^ a b Harte, Negley B.; North, John; Brewis, Georgina (2018). The world of UCL (Revised and updated [fourth] ed.). London: UCL Press. pp. 95–97. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1xz0vg.8. ISBN 9781787352933.
  2. ^ Nicholls, Emma-Louise. "On the Origin of Our Specimens: The Harris Years". UCL Culture Blog. Retrieved 3 May 2021.