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'''Professor''' was a title given and used by a variety of people throughout history, usually (though not limited to) peoples of university educated pedigree.
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'''Professor''' was a title given to scholarly teachers to denote their academic ability. It was often, though not exclusively, given to those who had achieved a certain level of learning or held a position that earned them the title.


[[Ace]] referred to [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] as Professor throughout her early association with him ([[DW]]: ''[[Dragonfire]]'' et al) and often continued to refer to him as 'Professor' in a friendly manner several years later. ([[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'') Allthough somtimes this irritated the doctor he grew used to it
[[Ace]] often referred to the [[Seventh Doctor]] as "the Professor" throughout her early association with him ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', et al.) and still continued to refer to him as "Professor" in a friendly manner several years later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'')


In the year [[100,000,000,000,000]], [[Yana]] was given the title of professor, despite there being no universities for over a century. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
== References ==
[[Liz Shaw]] was a professor at the [[University of Cambridge]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primord (audio story)|Primord]]'')


==Specific professorships==
[[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] was a professor of [[Sociology]], giving lectures at a college. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dark Universe (audio story)|Dark Universe]]'')
[[Bernice Summerfield]] originally faked her qualifications as a professor of [[archaeology]]; however she did eventually obtain a professorship. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'')


[[River Song]] introduced herself as a professor at a university of archaeology. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
In the year [[100,000,000,000,000]], [[Yana]] used the title of professor, despite there having been no universities for over a thousand years. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')


[[Frederick Marius|Professor Marius]], who built [[K9]] and later gave him to the [[Fourth Doctor]], was a specialist in extraterrestrial pathological endomorphisms (alien viruses) at the [[Bi-Al Foundation]] in the year [[5000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'')


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[[Bernice Summerfield]] originally faked her qualifications as a professor of [[archaeology]]; however, she did eventually obtain a professorship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
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Professor [[Arthur Candy|Candy]] interviewed River Song when she applied to [[Luna University]] to study archaeology. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
 
[[River Song]] introduced herself to the [[Tenth Doctor]] as a professor of archaeology. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') She was not yet a professor at the time of the crash of the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'', although the [[Eleventh Doctor]] accidentally let slip that she one day would be. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') She was forced to "kill" the Doctor almost immediately after receiving her doctorate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') After she was pardoned for his "murder", she returned to Archaeology and became a Professor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') She seemed to prefer to be called Doctor Song rather than Professor Song as [[Nardole]] stated that she was only "sometimes" called Professor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')
 
The crew of the [[Russia]]n [[submarine]] that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] encountered in [[1983]] called [[Grisenko]] "the Professor". ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'')
 
[[K'rokk]] was a professor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 22 April 2024

Professor

Professor was a title given to scholarly teachers to denote their academic ability. It was often, though not exclusively, given to those who had achieved a certain level of learning or held a position that earned them the title.

Ace often referred to the Seventh Doctor as "the Professor" throughout her early association with him (TV: Dragonfire, et al.) and still continued to refer to him as "Professor" in a friendly manner several years later. (PROSE: Happy Endings)

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Liz Shaw was a professor at the University of Cambridge. (AUDIO: Primord)

Dorothy McShane was a professor of Sociology, giving lectures at a college. (AUDIO: Dark Universe)

In the year 100,000,000,000,000, Yana used the title of professor, despite there having been no universities for over a thousand years. (TV: Utopia)

Professor Marius, who built K9 and later gave him to the Fourth Doctor, was a specialist in extraterrestrial pathological endomorphisms (alien viruses) at the Bi-Al Foundation in the year 5000. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)

Bernice Summerfield originally faked her qualifications as a professor of archaeology; however, she did eventually obtain a professorship. (PROSE: Love and War, Return of the Living Dad)

Professor Candy interviewed River Song when she applied to Luna University to study archaeology. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)

River Song introduced herself to the Tenth Doctor as a professor of archaeology. (TV: Silence in the Library) She was not yet a professor at the time of the crash of the Byzantium, although the Eleventh Doctor accidentally let slip that she one day would be. (TV: The Time of Angels) She was forced to "kill" the Doctor almost immediately after receiving her doctorate. (TV: Closing Time) After she was pardoned for his "murder", she returned to Archaeology and became a Professor. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan) She seemed to prefer to be called Doctor Song rather than Professor Song as Nardole stated that she was only "sometimes" called Professor. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)

The crew of the Russian submarine that the Eleventh Doctor encountered in 1983 called Grisenko "the Professor". (TV: Cold War)

K'rokk was a professor. (COMIC: The Cornucopia Caper)