Overview rectors Ghent University (1817-present)

1 year (law dd 25.09.1816)

1817/1818 J.C. Van Rotterdam Med..
1818/1819 F.P. Cassel Sc.
1819/1820 J.B. Hellebaut Law
1820/1821 J.M. Schrant Arts.
1821/1822 F.E. Verbeeck Med.
1822/1823 J.G. Garnier Sc.
1823/1824 P.J. De Ryckere Law
1824/1825 L.V. Raoul Arts
1825/1826 J.L. Kesteloot Med.
1826/1827 J.C. Hauff Law.
1827/1828 J.J. Haus Law
1828/1829 P. Lammens Arts
1829/1830 J. Kluyskens Med.
1830/1831 J. Van Breda Sc.
1831/1832 L.A. Warnkoenig Law
1832/1833 F.E. Verbeeck Med.
1833/1834 J.J. Haus Law
1834/1835 J.L. Kesteloot Med.
1835/36-1837/38 J.J. Haus Law
1838/1839 Ph. De Rote Arts
1839/1840 J. Kluyskens Med.
1840/1841 J. Timmermans Sc.
1841/1842 I. Nelis Law
1842/1843 G. Rassmann Arts
1843/1844 C. Van Coetsem Med.
1844/1845 M. Margerin Sc.
1845/1846 J. Minne-Barth Law
1846/1847 J. Roulez Arts
1847/1848 F. Verbeeck Med.
1848/1849 E. Manderlier Sc.

3 years (law dd 15.07.1849)

1849/1850-1851/1852 E. Manderlier Sc.
1852/1853-1854/1855 H. Lefebvre Law
1855/1856-1856/1857 C. Serrure Arts
1857/1858-1863/1864 J. Roulez Arts
1864/1865-1866/1867 J.J. Haus Law
1867/1868-1869/1870 Ch. Andries Sc.
1870/1871-1872/1873 J. Fuerison Arts
1873/1874-1878/1879 F. Soupart Med.
1879/1880-1884/1885 A. Callier Law
1885/1886-1886/1887 J.J. Kickx Sc.
1887/1888-1890/1891 G. Wolters Sc.
1891/1892-1893/1894 A. Motte Arts
1894/1895-1896/1897 C. Van Cauwenberghe Med.
1897/1898-1899/1900 P. Van Wetter Law
1900/1901-1902/1903 G. Van der Mensbrugghe Sc.
1903/1904-1905/1906 P. Thomas Arts
1906/1907-1908/1909 H. Leboucq Med.
1909/1910-1911/1912 V. De Brabandere Law
1912/1913-1914/1915 H. Schoentjes Sc.
1916/1917-1917/1918 P. Hoffmann Arts
1918/1919 H. Schoentjes, P. Fredericq, H. Pirenne Sc., Law, Arts
1919/1920-1920/1921 H. Pirenne Arts.
1921/1922-1922/1923 E. Eeman Med.
1923/1924 J.F. Heymans Med.
1924/1925-1926/1927 G. Van Den Bossche Law
1927/1928-1928/1929 C. De Bruyne Sc.
1929/1930 J. Meuwissen Sc.
1930/1931-1932/1933 A. Vermeylen Arts.
1933/1934-1935/1936 A. Bessemans Med.
1936/1937-1937/1938 L. Fredericq Law
1938/1939 J.P. Haesaert Law
1939/1940 R. Goubau, F. Baur( ad interim), J.P. Haesaert Sc., Arts, Law
1940/1941-1943/1944 G. De Smet and R. Goubau Sc.
1944/1945-1946/1947 E. Blancquaert Arts
1948/1949-1949/1950 N. Goormaghtigh Med.
1950/1951-1952/1953 A. Kluyskens Law

4 years (law dd 28.04.1953)

1953/1954-1956/1957 J. Gillis Sc.
1957/1958-1960/1961 P. Lambrechts Arts
1961/1962-1968/1969 J.J. Bouckaert Med.
1969/1970-1972/1973 D. Vandepitte Eng.
1973/1974-1976/1977 A. Devreker Econ.
1977/1978-1980/1981 J. Hoste Sc.
1981/1982-1984/1985 A. Cottenie Agr. Sc.
1985/1986-1992/1993 L. De Meyer Arts.
1993/1994-2000/2001 J. Willems Eng.
2001/2002-2004/2005 A. De Leenheer Pharm. Sc.
2005/2006-2012/2013 Paul Van Cauwenberge Med.
2013/2014-2016/2017 Anne De Paepe Med.
2017/2018-2020/2021 Rik Van De Walle Eng.
2021/2022-present Rik Van De Walle Eng.