Article use with job title (a sentence from a book)

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The first sentence of the preface for a paperback edition of "The Witch" by Ronald Hutton (Yale University Press, ISBN 987-0-300-23867-9) reads:

Ronald Hutton is professor of history, University of Bristol, and a leading authority on ancient, medieval and modern paganism, <...>

Shouldn't it be either a professor or Professor of History?

BoldBen · Accepted Answer

I'm upgrading a comment to an answer as suggested by the OP. I apologise for the lack of  supporting evidence which, with the reference to KateBuntin's comment, was the reson for my not posting it as an answer initially.
They could have said "Ronald Hutton is a professor of history (at the University of Bristol). That would say that he was one among the international community of professors of history. But that would have required both the articles I have inserted. As @KateBunting has said, for a unique post capital letters are most appropriate.

Mamta Kumari · Answer

Yes, it should be 'a Professor of History' but it would be more appropriate to say " he is a History Professor" you know like we say "English Professor"  than  "professor of English"

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