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Hollis chair is oldest science chair in US
The Hollis Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy is the oldest science chair in the United States, gifted to Harvard around 1726, the last year of Newton's life.
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“This is oldest chair in science in the United States. It was given to Harvard, gifted to Harvard by Hollis, I think it was 1726, the last year that Newton lived.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:07:45 AM
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