# List of rectores magnifici of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The rector of a Dutch university is called a rector magnificus. The following people have been rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:
| Period | Name |
| 1880-1881 | Abraham Kuyper |
| 1881-1882 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
| 1882-1883 | Ph.J. Hoedemaker |
| 1883-1884 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
| 1884-1885 | F.W.J. Dilloo |
| 1885-1886 | Jan Woltjer |
| 1886-1887 | Alexander de Savornin Lohman |
| 1887-1888 | Abraham Kuyper |
| 1888-1889 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
| 1889-1890 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
| 1890-1891 | Jan Woltjer |
| 1891-1892 | Abraham Kuyper |
| 1892-1893 | Alexander de Savornin Lohman |
| 1893-1894 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
| 1894-1895 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
| 1895-1896 | Jan Woltjer |
| 1896-1897 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
| 1897-1898 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
| 1898-1899 | Abraham Kuyper |
| 1899-1900 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
| 1900-1901 | Jan Woltjer |
| 1901-1902 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
| 1902-1903 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
| 1903-1904 | Herman Bavinck |
| 1904-1905 | Petrus Biesterveld |
| 1905-1906 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
| 1906-1907 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
| 1907-1908 | Jan Woltjer |
| 1908-1909 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
| 1909-1910 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
| 1910-1911 | Herman Bavinck |
| 1911-1912 | Robert Herman Woltjer |
| 1912-1913 | A. Anema |
| 1913-1914 | P.A. Diepenhorst |
| 1914-1915 | Cornelis van Gelderen |
| 1915-1916 | Leendert Bouman |
| 1916-1917 | P.A.E. Sillevis Smitt |
| 1917-1918 | Frederik Willem Grosheide |
| 1918-1919 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
| 1919-1920 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
| 1920-1921 | Robert Herman Woltjer |
| 1921-1922 | A. Anema |
| 1922-1923 | P.A. Diepenhorst |
| 1923-1924 | Cornelis van Gelderen |
| 1924-1925 | Leendert Bouman |
| 1925-1926 | Frederik Willem Grosheide |
| 1926-1927 | Adriaan Goslinga |
| 1927-1928 | A.A. van Schelven |
| 1928-1929 | G.Ch. Aalders |
| 1929-1930 | Henk Pos |
| 1930-1931 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
| 1931-1932 | Herman Dooyeweerd |
| 1932-1933 | Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven |
| 1933-1934 | V.H. Rutgers |
| 1934-1935 | Jacobus Wille |
| 1935-1936 | Lammert van der Horst |
| 1936-1937 | Jan Waterink |
| 1937-1938 | Gerardus J. Sizoo |
| 1938-1939 | Jurjen Koksma |
| 1939-1940 | Alexander Sizoo |
| 1940-1942 | V.H. Rutgers |
| 1942-1943 | Doede Nauta |
| 1943-1945 | Jacobus Oranje |
| 1945-1946 | Jan Coops |
| 1946-1947 | Robert Herman Woltjer |
| 1947-1948 | Pieter Diepenhorst |
| 1948-1949 | Frederik Willem Grosheide |
| 1949-1950 | Gerhard Charles Aalders |
| 1950-1951 | Herman Dooyeweerd |
| 1951-1952 | Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven |
| 1952-1953 | Gerardus J. Sizoo |
| 1953-1954 | Jurjen Koksma |
| 1954-1955 | Jan Waterink |
| 1955-1956 | Doede Nauta |
| 1956-1957 | W.H. Gispen |
| 1957-1958 | G.H.A. Grosheide F. Wzn |
| 1958-1959 | Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer |
| 1959-1960 | Koos Verdam |
| 1960-1961 | Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst |
| 1961-1962 | Hendrik Smitskamp |
| 1962-1963 | Gaius de Gaay Fortman |
| 1963-1964 | Folkert de Roos |
| 1964-1965 | Reinier Schippers |
| 1965-1972 | Gaius de Gaay Fortman |
| 1972-1976 | Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst |
| 1976-1977 | Job de Ruiter |
| 1978 | Dick Schenkeveld |
| 1979-1983 | Hendrik Verheul |
| 1983-1987 | Piet Drenth |
| 1987-1993 | Cees Datema |
| 1993-1997 | Egbert Boeker |
| 1997-2006 | Taede Sminia |
| 2006-2013 | Lex Bouter |
| 2013-2015 | Frank van der Duyn Schouten |
| 2015-2021 | Vinod Subramaniam |
| 2022- | Jeroen Geurts |

## Publication

* A.Th. van Deursen: The distinctive character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005. A commemorative history. Grand Rapids, Michigan, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008. ISBN 9780802862518