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What chair at the University of Oxford did Radhakrishnan occupy from 1936 to 1952?
Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics
King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science
Winston Churchill Chair of International Relations
Stephen Hawking Chair of Cosmology
Answer
From 1936 to 1952, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan held the Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics at the University of Oxford. He was the first Indian to be appointed to a chair at Oxford University. Radhakrishnan was a renowned scholar of Indian philosophy and religion, and he lectured widely on these subjects throughout his time at Oxford.
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