Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford

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academic chair endowed chair professorship theology chair

The Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford is a prestigious senior theology chair at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading scholars of Christian theology and biblical studies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford canonical	1
Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford	1
Lady Margaret’s Professorship of Divinity at Oxford	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2040124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford
Context triple: [Rowan Williams, positionHeld, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford]

A. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
B. Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the ceremonial head and senior officer of the university, traditionally a prominent public figure who represents and oversees the institution.
C. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge is the chief executive and academic head of the university, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and external representation.
E. High Steward of the University of Cambridge
The High Steward of the University of Cambridge is a senior ceremonial and judicial officer of the university, traditionally held by a distinguished public figure who advises on legal and constitutional matters.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford
Target entity description: The Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford is a prestigious senior theology chair at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading scholars of Christian theology and biblical studies.

A. Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
The Dean of Christ Church, Oxford is the head of both Christ Church college and its associated cathedral, overseeing academic, administrative, and ecclesiastical affairs within this unique dual institution of the University of Oxford and the Church of England.
B. Chancellor of the University of Oxford
The Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the ceremonial head and senior officer of the university, traditionally a prominent public figure who represents and oversees the institution.
C. Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
D. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge is the chief executive and academic head of the university, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and external representation.
E. High Steward of the University of Cambridge
The High Steward of the University of Cambridge is a senior ceremonial and judicial officer of the university, traditionally held by a distinguished public figure who advises on legal and constitutional matters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic chair ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ theology chair ⓘ
academicDiscipline	Christian theology ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ theology ⓘ
academicRank	senior professorship ⓘ
affiliation	Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford ⓘ linked to: Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	biblical interpretation ⓘ divinity ⓘ historical theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
hasDomain	Christian doctrine ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ history of Christian thought ⓘ
inception	16th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
namedAfter	Lady Margaret Beaufort ⓘ linked to: Margaret Beaufort
notableFor	association with leading scholars of Christian theology ⓘ influence on Anglican and wider Christian theological scholarship ⓘ prestigious senior theology position at the University of Oxford ⓘ
partOf	chairs in theology at the University of Oxford ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
university	University of Oxford ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rowan Williams → positionHeld → Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford ⓘ

Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at Cambridge → relatedTo → Lady Margaret’s Professorship of Divinity at Oxford ⓘ

linked to: Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford

William Sanday → positionHeld → Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford ⓘ