The Langworthy Professor is the holder of an endowed chair in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester, UK. It was amongst the world's first professorships in physics as a dedicated subject and has been held by many eminent scientists. Several Langworthy Professors have been Nobel Laureates, including Ernest Rutherford, Lawrence Bragg, Patrick Blackett, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov.
History It was founded by a bequest of £10,000 for the purpose of endowing a professorship of experimental physics by the businessman and politician E. R. Langworthy at Owens College, Manchester in 1874. Owens College later became the Victoria University of Manchester (1904) and then the University of Manchester (2004).
Langworthy Professors 1874–87 Balfour Stewart 1887–1907 Sir Arthur Schuster 1907–19 Sir Ernest Rutherford 1919–37 Sir William Lawrence Bragg 1937–53 Patrick Blackett 1955–60 Samuel Devons 1961–72 Brian Flowers 1987–90 Francis Graham-Smith 1998–2001 Frank Read 2001–07 Andrew Lyne 2007–13 Sir Andre Geim 2013–present Sir Konstantin Novoselov
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