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GDCh presidents

President of the GDCh from its founding in 1949 to the present day

The German Chemical Society in the British Zone, founded in 1946, elected Karl Ziegler as its chairman, who became its first president in 1949 after the regional societies were merged and further part-foundations to form the German Chemical Society .

GDCh presidents from 1949 to 1959

Karl Ziegler
(1898-1973)

Karl Ziegler (1898–1973), MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr, GDCh President 1949-1951

MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr
GDCh President 1949-1951

Burckhardt Helferich
(1887-1982)

Burckhardt Helferich (1887–1982), University of Bonn, GDCh President 1956-1957

University of Bonn
GDCh President 1956-1957

Wilhelm Klemm
(1896-1985)

Wilhelm Klemm (1896–1985), University of Münster, GDCh President 1952-1953

University of Münster
GDCh President 1952-1953

Carl Wurster
(1900-1974)

Carl Wurster (1900–1974), BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, GDCh President 1958-1959

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
GDCh President 1958-1959

Ulrich Haberland
(1900-1961)

Ulrich Haberland (1900–1961), Bayer AG, Leverkusen, GDCh President 1954-1955

Bayer AG, Leverkusen
GDCh President 1954-1955

GDCh presidents from 1960 to 1969

Egon Wiberg
(1901-1976)

Egon Wiberg (1901–1976), University of Munich, GDCh President 1960-1961

University of Munich
GDCh President 1960-1961

Helmut Ley
(1909-1973)

Helmut Ley (1909–1973), Metallgesellschaft AG, Frankfurt/Main, GDCh President 1966-1967

Metallgesellschaft AG, Frankfurt/Main
GDCh President 1966-1967

Karl Winnacker
(1903-1989)

Karl Winnacker (1903-1989), Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, GDCh President 1962-1963

Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main
GDCh President 1962-1963

Hellmut Bredereck
(1904-1981)

Hellmut Bredereck (1904–1981), University of Stuttgart, GDCh President 1968-1969

University of Stuttgart
GDCh President 1968-1969

Richard Kuhn
(1900-1967)

Richard Kuhn (1900–1967), MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg, GDCh President 1964-1965

MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg
GDCh President 1964-1965

GDCh presidents from 1970 to 1979

Bernhard Timm
(1909-1992)

Bernhard Timm (1909-1992), BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, GDCh President 1970-1971

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
GDCh President 1970-1971

Oskar Glemser
(1911-2005)

Oskar Glemser (1911–2005), University of Göttingen, GDCh President 1976-1977

University of Göttingen
GDCh President 1976-1977

Feodor Lynen
(1911-1979)

Feodor Lynen (1911–1979), MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried, GDCh President 1972-1973

MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried
GDCh President 1972-1973

Ernst Biekert
(1924-2013)

Ernst Biekert (1924-2013), Knoll AG, Ludwigshafen, GDCh President 1978-1979

Knoll AG, Ludwigshafen
GDCh President 1978-1979

Kurt Hansen
(1910-2002)

Kurt Hansen (1910–2002), Bayer AG, Leverkusen, GDCh President 1974-1975

Bayer AG, Leverkusen
GDCh President 1974-1975

GDCh presidents from 1980 to 1989

Günther Wilke
(1925-2016)

Günther Wilke (1925-2016), MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr, GDCh President 1980-1981

MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr
GDCh President 1980-1981

Jan Thesing
(1924-2018)

Jan Thesing (1924-2018), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GDCh President 1986-1987

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
GDCh President 1986-1987

Rolf Sammet
(1920-1997)

Rolf Sammet (1920-1997), Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, GDCh President 1982-1983

Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main
GDCh President 1982-1983

Heinrich Nöth
(1928-2015)

Heinrich Nöth (1928-2015), University of Munich, GDCh President 1988-1989

University of Munich
GDCh President 1988-1989

Heinz A. Staab
(1926-2012)

Heinz A. Staab (1926-2012), MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg, GDCh President 1984-1985

MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg
GDCh President 1984-1985

GDCh presidents from 1990 to 1999

Carl Heinrich Krauch
(1931-2004)

Carl Heinrich Krauch (1931–2004), Hüls AG, Marl, GDCh President 1990-1991

Hüls AG, Marl
GDCh President 1990-1991

Ekkehard Winterfeldt
(1932-2014)

Ekkehard Winterfeldt (1932-2014), University of Hannover, GDCh President 1996-1997

University of Hanover
GDCh President 1996-1997

Heinrich Nöth
(1928-2015)

Heinrich Nöth (1928-2015), University of Munich, GDCh President 1992-1993

University of Munich
GDCh President 1992-1993

Erhard Meyer-Galow
(1942)

Erhard Meyer-Galow (1942), Hüls AG, Marl andd Stinnes AG, Mülheim/Ruhr, GDCh President 1998-1999

Hüls AG, Marl and Stinnes AG, Mülheim/Ruhr
GDCh President 1998-1999

Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
(1939)

Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, (1939), BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, GDCh President 1994-1995

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
GDCh President 1994-1995

GDCh presidents from 2000 to 2009

Gerhard Erker
(1946)

Gerhard Erker (1946), University of Münster, GDCh President 2000-2001

University of Münster
GDCh President 2000-2001

Dieter Jahn
(1951)

Dieter Jahn (1951), BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, GDCh President 2006-2007

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
GDCh President 2006-2007

Fred Robert Heiker
(1949)

Fred Robert Heiker (1949), Bayer AG, Leverkusen, GDCh President 2002-2003

Bayer AG, Leverkusen
GDCh President 2002-2003

Klaus Müllen
(1947)

Klaus Müllen (1947), MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz, GDCh President 2008-2009

MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz
GDCh President 2008-2009

Henning Hopf
(1940)

Henning Hopf (1940), Technical University of Braunschweig, GDCh President 2004-2005

Technical University of Braunschweig
GDCh President 2004-2005

GDCh presidents from 2010 to 2019

Michael Dröscher
(1949)

Michael Dröscher (1949), Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen, GDCh President 2010-2011

Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen
GDCh President 2010-2011

Thisbe K. Lindhorst
(1962)

Thisbe K. Lindhorst (1962), University of Kiel, GDCh President 2016-2017

University of Kiel
GDCh President 2016-2017

Barbara Albert
(1966)

Barbara Albert (1966), Technical University of Darmstadt, GDCh President 2012-2013

Technical University of Darmstadt
GDCh President 2012-2013

Matthias Urmann
(1964)

Matthias Urmann (1964), Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, GDCh President 2018-2019

Sanofi-Aventis Germany GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
GDCh President 2018-2019

Thomas Geelhaar
(1957)

Thomas Geelhaar (1957), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GDCh President 2014-2015

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
GDCh President 2014-2015

GDCh Presidents 2020 - today

Peter R. Schreiner
(1965)

Peter R. Schreiner (1965), University of Giessen, GDCh President 2020-2021

University of Giessen
GDCh President 2020-2021

Karsten Danielmeier
(1967)

Karsten Danielmeier (1967), Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen, GDCh President 2022-2023

Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
GDCh President 2022-2023

Stefanie Dehnen
(1969)

Stefanie Dehnen (1969), KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GDCh President 2024-2025

KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
GDCh President 2024 - 2025

An overview of the presidents and chairmen of the two predecessor societies of the GDCh can be found in the history of the GDCh.

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