Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies
# Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies

The Samuel Davidson Professorship of Old Testament Studies is a chair in Old Testament studies at King's College, London (formerly of the University of London). It was established in 1925 and is named after the Irish Biblical scholar Samuel Davidson.

## List of Samuel Davidson Professors

* 1926 to 1929: George Herbert Box; first incumbent
* 1930 to 1945: S. H. Hooke
* 1945 to 1947: Alfred Guillaume
* 1948 to 1960: W. D. McHardy
* 1961 to 1982: Peter Ackroyd
* 1983 to 1992: Ronald Clements; first incumbent to be based at King's College London
* 1992 to 1997: vacant
* 1997 to 2001: Michael A. Knibb
* 2001 to 2012: vacant
* 2012 to present: Paul Joyce
