List of rectors of the University of Wrocław
# List of rectors of the University of Wrocław

This is a list of rectors of the University of Wrocław (Breslau) from 1811.

## Königliche Universität Breslau (1811–1911)

| In office | In office | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | 1811-1812 | Carl August Wilhelm Berends |
| 2. | 1812-1814 | Johann Christian Wilhelm Augusti |
| 3. | 1814-1815 | Heinrich Friedrich Link |
| 4. | 1815-1816 | Anton Jungnitz |
| 5. | 1816-1817 | Ernst Daniel August Bartels |
| 6. | 1817-1818 | Ludwig Gottfried Madihn |
| 7. | 1818-1819 | Friedrich von Raumer |
| 8. | 1819-1820 | Thaddäus Anton Dereser |
| 9. | 1820-1821 | Karl August Dominikus Unterholzner |
| 10. | 1821-1822 | Henrich Steffens |
| 11. | 1822-1823 | Hinrich Middeldorpf |
| 12. | 1823-1824 | Johann Wendt |
| 13. | 1824-1825 | August Wilhelm Förster |
| 14. | 1825-1826 | Friedrich Benedict Weber |
| 15. | 1826-1827 | David Schulz |
| 16. | 1827-1828 | Ludolph Christian Treviranus |
| 17. | 1828-1829 | Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst |
| 18. | 1829-1830 | Henrich Steffens |
| 19. | 1830-1831 | Ludwig Wachler |
| 20. | 1831-1832 | Philipp Eduard Huschke |
| 21. | 1832-1833 | David Schulz |
| 22. | 1833-1834 | Karl Ernst Christoph Schneider |
| 23. | 1834-1835 | Karl August Dominikus Unterholzner |
| 24. | 1835-1836 | Joseph Ignaz Ritter |
| 25. | 1836-1837 | Georg Heinrich Bernstein |
| 26. | 1837-1838 | Julius Friedrich Heinrich Abegg |
| 27. | 1838-1839 | Adolph Wilhelm Otto |
| 28. | 1839-1840 | August Hahn |
| 29. | 1840-1841 | Ernst Theodor Gaupp |
| 30. | 1841-1842 | Peter Joseph Elvenich |
| 31. | 1842-1843 | Traugott Wilhelm Gustav Benedict |
| 32. | 1842-1843 | Friedrich von Raumer |
| 33. | 1843-1844 | Michael Eduard Regenbrecht |
| 34. | 1844-1845 | Friedrich Pohl |
| 35. | 1845-1846 | Philipp Eduard Huschke |
| 36. | 1846-1847 | Heinrich Göppert |
| 37. | 1847-1848 | Karl Ernst Christoph Schneider |
| 38. | 1848-1849 | Ernst Eduard Kummer |
| 39. | 1849-1850 | Joseph Julius Athanasius Ambrosch |
| 40. | 1850-1851 | Hans Karl Leopold Barkow |
| 41. | 1851-1852 | Eduard Baltzer |
| 42. | 1852-1853 | August Wilhelm Henschel |
| 43. | 1853-1854 | Julius Friedrich Heinrich Abegg |
| 44. | 1854-1855 | Christlieb Julius Braniss |
| 45. | 1855-1856 | Julius Wilhelm Betschler |
| 46. | 1856-1857 | Carl Löwig |
| 47. | 1857-1858 | Peter Joseph Elvenich |
| 48. | 1858-1859 | Friedrich Haase |
| 49. | 1859-1860 | Josef Friedlieb |
| 50. | 1860-1861 | Christlieb Julius Braniss |
| 52. | 1861-1862 | Karl Gottlob Semisch |
| 53. | 1862-1863 | Adolf Friedrich Stenzler |
| 54. | 1863-1864 | Adolf Eduard Grube |
| 55. | 1864-1865 | Ferdinand von Roemer |
| 56. | 1865-1866 | Joseph Hubert Reinkens |
| 57. | 1866-1867 | August Rossbach |
| 58. | 1867-1868 | Richard Roepell |
| 59. | 1868-1869 | Julius Ferdinand Räbiger |
| 60. | 1869-1871 | Otto Stobbe |
| 61. | 1871-1872 | Heinrich Haeser |
| 62. | 1872-1873 | Rudolf Heidenhain |
| 63. | 1873-1874 | Hermann von Schulze-Gävernitz |
| 64. | 1874-1875 | Heinrich Eduard Schröter |
| 65. | 1875-1876 | Johann Gottfried Galle |
| 66. | 1876-1877 | Martin Hertz |
| 67. | 1877-1878 | Carl Ludwig von Bar |
| 68. | 1878-1879 | Otto Spiegelberg |
| 69 | 1879-1880 | Karl Weinhold |
| 70. | 1880-1881 | Hermann Schwanert |
| 71. | 1881-1882 | Anton Biermer |
| 72. | 1882-1883 | Otto von Gierke |
| 73. | 1883-1884 | Richard Roepell |
| 74. | 1884-1885 | Richard Förster |
| 75. | 1885-1886 | Hermann Seuffert |
| 76. | 1886-1887 | Anton Schneider |
| 77. | 1887-1888 | Heinrich Fritsch |
| 78. | 1888-1889 | Theodor Poleck |
| 79. | 1889-1890 | Ferdinand Probst |
| 80. | 1890-1891 | Siegfried Brie |
| 81. | 1891-1892 | Hermann Friedrich Schmidt |
| 82. | 1892-1893 | Emil Ponfick |
| 83. | 1893-1894 | Władysław Nehring |
| 84. | 1894-1895 | Oskar Emil Meyer |
| 85. | 1895-1896 | Felix Dahn |
| 86. | 1896-1897 | Rudolf Kittel |
| 87. | 1897-1898 | Richard Foerster |
| 88. | 1898-1899 | Artur Koenig |
| 89. | 1899-1900 | Joseph Partsch |
| 90. | 1900-1901 | Carl Flügge |
| 91. | 1901-1902 | Alfred Hillebrandt |
| 92. | 1902-1903 | Rudolf Leonhard |
| 93. | 1903-1904 | Jacob Rosanes |
| 94. | 1904-1905 | Gustav Kawerau |
| 95. | 1905-1906 | Georg Kaufmann |
| 96. | 1906-1907 | Max Sdralek |
| 97. | 1907-1908 | Carl Appel |
| 98. | 1908-1909 | Wilhelm Uhthoff |
| 99. | 1909-1910 | Otto Fischer |
| 100. | 1910-1911 | Alfred Hillebrandt |

## Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Breslau (1911–1945)

| In office | In office | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 101. | 1911-1912 | Adolf Kneser |
| 102. | 1912-1913 | Franklin Arnold |
| 103. | 1913-1914 | Ferdinand Albin Pax |
| 104. | 1914-1915 | Otto Küstner |
| 105. | 1915-1916 | Joseph Pohle |
| 106. | 1916-1917 | Willy Kükenthal |
| 107. | 1917-1918 | Richard Schott |
| 108. | 1918-1919 | Max Koch |
| 109. | 1919-1920 | Richard Pfeiffer |
| 110. | 1920-1921 | Alfred Gercke |
| 111. | 1921-1922 | Erich Schaeder |
| 112. | 1922-1923 | Wilhelm Kroll |
| 113. | 1923-1924 | Johannes Nikel |
| 114. | 1924-1925 | Johannes Ziekursch |
| 115. | 1925-1926 | Alfred Manigk |
| 116. | 1926-1927 | Ernst Kornemann |
| 117. | 1927-1928 | Robert Wollenberg |
| 118. | 1928-1930 | Paul Ehrenberg |
| 119. | 1930-1931 | Ernst Lohmeyer |
| 120. | 1931-1932 | Bernhard Poschmann |
| 121. | 1932-1933 | Carl Brockelmann |
| 122. | 1933-1934 | Hans Helfritz |
| 123. | 1934-1938 | Gustav Adolf Walz |
| 124. | 1938-1939 | Richard Wagner |
| 125. | 1939-1943 | Martin Staemmler |
| 126. | 1943-1945 | Heinrich Henkel |

## Wrocław University

### Uniwersytet and Politechnika Wrocławska (1945-1952)

| In office | In office | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | 20.04.1945 - 31.10.1951 | prof. dr hab. Stanisław Kulczyński |

### Uniwersytet Wrocławski im. Bolesława Bieruta (1952-1989)

| In office | In office | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 2. | 1.11.1951 - 30.11.1953 | prof. dr hab. Jan Mydlarski |
| 3. | 1.12.1953 - 26.10.1957 | prof. dr hab. Edward Marczewski |
| 4. | 1.11.1957 - 31.08.1959 | prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Szarski |
| 5. | 1.09.1959 - 31.08.1962 | prof. dr hab. Witold Świda |
| 6. | 1.09.1962 - 31.08.1968 | prof. dr hab. Alfred Jahn |
| 7. | 1.09.1968 - 16.11.1971 | prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Berutowicz |
| 8. | 1.02.1972 - 31.08.1975 | prof. dr hab. Marian Orzechowski |
| 9. | 1.09.1975 - 31.08.1981 | prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Urbanik |
| 10. | 1.09.1981 - 16.08.1982 | prof. Józef Łukaszewicz |
| 11. | 16.08.1982 - 31.08.1984 | prof. dr hab. Henryk Ratajczak |
| 12. | 1.09.1984 - 31.08.1987 | prof. dr hab. Jan Mozrzymas |
| 13. | 1.09.1987 - 31.08.1990 | prof. Mieczysław Klimowicz |

### Uniwersytet Wrocławski (since 1989)

| In office | In office | Name |
| - | - | - |
| 14. | 1.09.1990 - 14.02.1995 | prof. dr hab. Wojciech Wrzesiński |
| 15. | 7.02.1995 - 31.08.1999 | prof. dr hab. Roman Duda |
| 16. | 1.09.1999 - 31.08.2002 | prof. dr hab. Romuald Gelles |
| 17. | 1.09.2002 - 31.08.2005 | prof. dr hab. Zdzisław Latajka |
| 18. | 1.09.2005 - 31.08.2008 | prof. dr hab. Leszek Pacholski |
| 19. | 1.09.2008 - 31.08.2016 | prof. dr hab. Marek Bojarski |
| 20. | 1.09.2016 - 31.08.2020 | prof. dr hab. Adam Jezierski |
| 21. | 1.09.2020 - 31.08.2024 | prof. dr hab. Przemysław Wiszewski |

## Sources

* Wojciech Wrzesiński, Uniwersytet Wrocławski 1945-1995, Leopoldinum, Wrocław 1995.
* Teresa Kulak, Mieczysław Pater, Wojciech Wrzesiński, Historia Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 1702-2002, Wrocław 2002.
