Discover

The position of 'Joseph Pellegrino University Professor' is one of 18 University Professorships at Harvard University. University Professorships are the most distinguished position a Harvard professor can attain. They were first created in 1935 for professors with exceptional cross-discipline, groundbreaking research. The Joseph Pellegrino professorship was named in honor of a grant from Joseph Pellegrino in 1992. The current Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University is Peter L. Galison, a historian of science and physicist. Previous holders of the chair were Robert Nozick, a philosopher, and Edward O. Wilson, the biologist, who is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor (an emeritus professor).

Contents

Sources

Sources

★ Robert Nozick named University Professor

★ Peter Galison named University Professor