J. R. R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language

The J. R. R. Tolkien Professorship of English Literature and Language was established at the University of Oxford in 1980 and named after the author, poet, philologist and academic J. R. R. Tolkien. The inaugural holder was Douglas Gray.

List of J. R. R. Tolkien Professors

 * 1980–1997: Douglas Gray, FBA
 * 1998–2003: Paul H. Strohm
 * 2004–2021: Vincent Gillespie, FBA, FSA, FRHistS
 * 2022-present: Marion Turner