Past Presidents

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.

If you have any additional information, please feel free to reach out : by email.

[Updated by Michel Piette]