Regius Professor of Chemistry (Glasgow)

Regius Chair of Chemistry
University of Glasgow
Incumbent
Leroy (Lee) Cronin
since 2013
Formation1817
First holderThomas Thomson
Websitewww.gla.ac.uk/chemistry
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The Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1817 by King George III, who also established the Regius Chairs of Surgery and Natural History at the university. The chair originated from a lectureship in chemistry, established in 1747.