For historical completeness, below is a comprehensive list of all Presidents of the Society since its inception:
1889: Victor Vleminckx (1829-1906)
1893: Emile Schrevens (1835-1899)
1896: Charles De Visscher (1852-1896)
1896: Van Vyve
1897: Léopold Miot (1835-1910)
1900: Alfred Lebrun
1903: Gabriel Corin (1864-1919)
1906: Alphonse De Busschere
1909: Eugène Dewez
1912: Léon Gody
1921: Gustave De Rechter (d. ~1940)
1926: Fernand Héger-Gilbert (1878-1957)
1932: Paul Van Durme (1877-1947)
1935: Marcel Héger (1875-1952)
1939-1947: Maurice De Laet (1891-1964)
1947-1951: Jean Firket (1890-1958)
1951: Dr. Marcel Alexander
1955-1959: Paul Enderlé
1959: Paul Moureau (1904-1968)
1963: Frédéric Thomas (1906-1986)
1966: Jacques Raveschot (1913-1997)
1969: Joseph Warin (1916-2000)
1972: Prof. F. Thomas (second term)
1976: Armand André (1924-2014)
1979: Armand André (second term)
1981: Jacques Timperman (1930-2016)
1984: Fernand Meersseman (1923-2011)
1987: Guy De Roy
1990: Georges Brahy (1938-2016)
1993: Michel Piette (1948-)
1996: Frédéric Bonbled (1952-2021)
1999: Marcel Roman
2002: Jean-Pol Beauthier (1950-)
2005: Dirk Van Varenbergh
2008: Michel Piette (second term)
2011: Jean-Pol Beauthier (second term)
2014: Wim Van de Voorde (1958-)
2017: Werner Jacobs (1970-)
2020: François Beauthier (1977-)
2023: Bram Bekaert
This historical overview is still being finalized as we await contributions from colleagues.
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[Updated by Michel Piette]