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...a further position of Regent of Humanity was established with [[John Ray (c1577-1630)]]. Regents of Philosophy and Humanity covered the entire curriculum for th ...English and English-Greek lexicon'' (1840). His successor, in 1852, was [[John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895)]], who later endowed the Chair of [[Celtic]].

...a further position of Regent of Humanity was established with [[John Ray (c1577-1630)]]. Regents of Philosophy and Humanity covered the entire curriculum for th ...ed in 1741, holding the Chair for over 30 years. The next professor was [[John Hill (c1747-1805)]], who also had over 30 years in post. He introduced a se