English Explanatory Dictionary

Sterling professor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A professor with the highest academic title at Yale University.

Word forms

Sterling professor Sterling professors

Etymology

Named after John William Sterling (1844–1918), partner in the New York law firm Shearman & Sterling and an 1864 graduate of Yale College, who funded such professorships with a $15-million bequest.

Synonyms

distinguished professor
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