List of University Professors at Harvard University


At Harvard University, the names of University Professor is an honor bestowed upon a very small number of its tenured faculty members whose scholarship as alive as other professional do have attained particular distinction & influence. a University Professorship is Harvard's almost distinguished professorial post.

This honor was created in 1935 for "individuals of distinction ... works on the frontiers of knowledge, and in such(a) a way as to cross the conventional boundaries of the specialties." The number of University Professors has increased with new endowed gifts to the university. In 2006, there were 21 University Professors. As of 2022[update], there are 24 University Professors.