The Union has from time to time designated Honorary Presidents.
They hold this dignity for life.
Their names and the year of election are :
14-34 H.M. King Albert, Belgium 34-39 Kennelly, A.E., USA 34-66 Eccles, W.E., U.K. 46-50 Mesny, R., France 46-63 Rayner, E.H., U.K. 48-65 Bureau, R., France 52-59 Van Der Pol, B., Belgium 52-62 Dellinger, J.H., USA 52-65 Appleton, Sir E.V., U.K. 63-67 Berkner, L.V., USA 66-80 Decaux,B., France 66-80 Smith-Rose, R.L., U.K. 66-87 Ratcliffe, J.A., U.K. 69-75 Manneback, Ch., Belgium 72-76 Silver, S., USA 78-00 Dieminger, W., Germany 78-89 Booker, H.G., USA 81-83 Koga, I., Japan 81-96 Beynon, Sir G., U.K. 84-07 Christiansen, W.N., Australia 90-- Gordon, W.E., USA 90-03 Stumpers, F.L.H.M., Netherlands 99-- Van Bladel, J.G., Belgium 02-07 Mitra, A.P., India
The Presidents of URSI have been :
19-32 Ferrier, General G., France 32-32 Austin, L.W., USA 32-34 Kennelly, A.E., USA 34-52 Appleton, Sir E.V., U.K. 52-57 Lejay, P., France 57-60 Berkner, L.V., USA 60-63 Smith-Rose, R.L., U.K. 63-66 Koga, I., Japan 66-69 Silver, S., USA 69-72 Dieminger, W., Germany 72-75 Beynon, W.J.G., U.K. 75-78 Voge, J., France 78-81 Christiansen, W.N., Australia 81-84 Gordon, W.E., USA 84-87 Mitra, A.P., India 87-90 Cullen, A.L., U.K. 90-93 Jull, E.V., Canada 93-96 Bauer, P., France 96-99 Senior, T.B.A., USA 99-02 Matsumoto, H., Japan 02-05 Schlegel, K., Germany 05-- Lefeuvre, F, France
The Vice-Presidents have been :
T.S.F.S.: 1913 Wien, M., Germany URSI: 21-33 Austin, A.W., USA 27-34 Bjerknes, V., Norway 21-34 Eccles, W.E., United Kingdom 21-34 Vanni, G., Italy 28-46 Nagaoka, R., Japan 34-50 Van der Pol, B., Netherlands 34-52 Dellinger, J.H., USA 34-46 Mesny, R., France 38-46 Pession, G., Italy 38-46 Zenneck, J., Germany 46-48 Jouaust, R., France 46-49 Sterky, H., Sweden 48-49 Dorsimont, A., Belgium 48-49 Lugeon, J., Switzerland 48-57 Lejay, P., France 50-54 Martyn, D.F., Australia 52-55 Burrows, C.R., USA 52-55 Tellegen, B.D.H., Netherlands 54-55 Smith-Rose, R.L., U.K. 54-57 Berkner, L.V., USA 55-58 Krishnan, K.S., India 57-62 Koga, I., Japan 57-63 Woonton, G.A., Canada 60-65 Prokhorov, A., USSR 60-66 Decaux, B., France 66-69 Dieminger, W., Germany 66-69 Boella, M., Italy 66-72 Groszkowski, J., Poland 66-72 Beynon, W.J.G., U.K. 69-75 Booker, H.G., USA 69-75 Voge, J., France 72-78 Christiansen, W.N., Australia 72-78 Migulin, V.V., USSR 75-81 Gordon, W.E., USA 75-81 Stumpers, F.L.H.M., Netherlands 78-84 Smolinski, A., Poland 78-84 Mitra, A.P., India 81-87 Cullen, A.L., U.K. 81-87 Okamura, S., Japan 84-90 Zima, V., Czechoslovakia 84-90 Albrecht, H.J., Germany 87-90 Jull, E.V., Canada 87-93 Dowden, R.L., New Zealand 90-96 Andersen, J.B., Denmark 90-93 Bauer, P., France 90-94 Okoshi, T., Japan 93-96 Senior, T.B.A., USA 93-99 Clarricoats, P.J.B., U.K. 95-99 Matsumoto, H., Japan 96-99 Stuchly, M.A., Canada 96-02 Shapira, J., Israel 99-02 Schlegel, K., Germany 99-05 Wernik, A.W., Poland 99-05 Wittke, P.H., Canada 02-- Butler, C.M., USA 02-05 Lefeuvre, F., France 05-- Brussaard, G, Netherlands 05-- Hallikainen, M.T., Finland 05-- Wilkinson, P.H., Australia
The Chairs of the Scientific Commissions have been :
34-46 Dellinger, J.H., USA, Commission II 36-40 Rayner, E.H., U.K., Commission I 36-40 Appleton, E.V., U.K., Commission III 36-46 Van Der Pol, B., Netherlands, Commission V 38-40 Vallauri, G., Italy, Commission VI 46-47 Appleton, E.V., U.K., Commission II 46-48 Bureau, R., France, Commission III 46-52 Dellinger, J.H., USA, Commission I 47-48 Van Der Pol, B., Netherlands, Commission IV 48-50 Norinder, H., Sweden, Commission IV 48-50 Lehmann, France, Commission VII 48-50 Van Der Pol, B., Netherlands, Commission VII 48-52 Van Der Pol, B., Netherlands, Commission VI 48-55 Burrows, Ch.R., U.K., Commission II 48-55 Appleton, E.V., U.K., Commission III 48-55 Martyn, D.F., Australia, Commission V 50-53 Lehmann, France, Commission VII 53-54 Smith-Rose, R.L., U.K., Commission I 53-55 Van Atta, L.C., USA, Commission VI 53-56 Ratcliffe, J.A., U.K., Commission IV 53-60 Silver, S., U.K., Commission VI 53-60 Laffineur, M., France, Commission V 53-60 Woonton, G.A., Canada, Commission VII 54-60 Martyn, D.F., Australia, Commission III 54-60 Decaux, B., France, Commission I 54-60 Smith-Rose, R.L., U.K., Commission II 54-60 Martyn, D.F., Australia, Commission III 57-62 Helliwell, R.A., USA, Commission IV 57-62 Lovell, A.C.B., U.K., Commission V 57-62 Shepherd, W.G., USA, Commission VII 60-62 Adelsberger, U., Germany, Commission I 60-62 Loeb, J., France, Commission VI 60-65 Voge, J., France, Commission II 57-65 Ratcliffe, J.A., U.K., Commission III 63-65 Booker, H.G., USA, Commission IV 63-65 Christiansen, W.N., Australia, Commission V 63-65 Stumpers, F.L.H.M., Netherlands, Commission VI 63-68 Grivet, P., France, Commission VII 63-68 Essen, L., U.K., Commission I 66-68 Saxton, J.A., U.K., Commission II 66-68 Hines, C.O., USA, Commission III 66-68 Booker, H.G., USA, Commission IV 66-68 Blum, E.J., France, Commission V 66-68 Stumpers, F.L.H.M., Netherlands, Commission VI 69-72 Zhabotinskii, M.E., USSR, Commission I 69-72 Gordon, W.E., U.K., Commission II 69-72 Rawer, K., Germany, Commission III 69-72 Dungey, J.W., U.K., Commission IV 69-72 Muller, C.A., Netherlands, Commission V 69-72 Barlow, H.M., U.K., Commission VI 69-72 Chodorow, M., USA, Commission VII 69-72 Rivault, R., France, Commission VIII 72-74 Lundbom, P.O., Sweden, Commission I 72-74 Misme, P., France, Commission II 72-74 Bowhill, S.A., USA, Commission III 72-74 Scarf, F.L., USA, Commission IV 72-74 Locke, J.L., Canada, Commission V 72-74 Siegel, K.M., USA, Commission VI 72-74 Cullen, A.L., U.K., Commission VII 72-74 Clarence, N.D., South Africa, Commission VIII 75-77 Altschuler, H.M., USA, Commission A 75-77 Van Bladel, J., Belgium, Commission B 75-77 Picinbono, B., France, Commission C 75-77 Smolinski, A., Poland, Commission D 75-77 Likhter, Ya.I., USSR, Commission E 75-77 Eklund, F., Sweden, Commission F 75-77 King, J.W., U.K., Commission G 75-77 Gendrin, R., France, Commission H 75-77 Westerhout, G., USA, Commission J 78-80 Okamura, S., Japan, Commission A 78-80 Felsen, L.B., USA, Commission B 78-80 Zima, V., Czechoslovakia, Commission C 78-80 Farnell, W.G., Canada, Commission D 78-80 Hagn, G.H., USA, Commission E 78-80 Waterman, A.T., USA, Commission F 78-80 Hultqvist, B., Sweden, Commission G 78-80 Crawford, F.W., USA, Commission H 78-80 Tanaka, H., Japan, Commission J 81-83 Kose, V., Germany, Commission A 81-83 Unger, Germany, Commission B 81-83 Wolf, J.K., USA, Commission C 81-83 Le Mezec, J., France, Commission D 81-83 Lundquist, S., Sweden, Commission E 81-83 Gjessing, D., Norway, Commission F 81-83 Bauer, P., France, Commission G 81-83 Petit, M., France, Commission H 81-83 Radhakrishnan, V., India, Commission J 84-86 Hahn, S., Poland, Commission A 84-86 Andersen, J.B., Denmark, Commission B 84-86 Geher, K., Hungary, Commission C 84-86 Gambling, W.A., U.K., Commission D 84-86 Stumpers, F.L.H.M., Netherlands, Commission E 84-86 Fedi, F., Italy, Commission F 84-86 Aarons, J., USA, Commission G 84-86 Dowden, R.L., New Zealand, Commission H 84-86 Wielebinski, R., Germany, Commission J 87-89 Leschiutta, S., Italy, Commission A 87-89 Senior, T.B.A., USA, Commission B 87-89 Saal, R., Germany, Commission C 87-89 Okoshi, T., Japan, Commission D 87-89 Kikuchi, H., Japan, Commission E 87-89 Crane, R.K., USA, Commission F 87-89 Rishbeth, H., U.K., Commission G 87-89 Matsumoto, H., Japan, Commission H 87-89 Frater, R.H., Australia, Commission J 90-92 Vanier, J., Canada, Commission A 90-92 Gardiol, F., Switzerland, Commission B 90-92 Matthews, P.A., U.K., Commission C 90-92 Henaff, J., France, Commission D 90-92 Hamelin, J., France, Commission E 90-92 Brussaard, G., Netherlands, Commission F 90-92 Wernik, A.W., Poland, Commission G 90-92 Benson, R.F., USA, Commission H 90-92 Ekers, R., USA, Commission J 90-92 Stuchly, M.A., Canada, Commission K 93-95 Stumper, U., Germany, Commission A 93-95 Olver, A.D., U.K., Commission B 93-95 Wittke, P.H., Canada, Commission C 93-95 Itoh, T., USA, Commission D 93-95 Scuka, V., Sweden, Commission E 93-95 Moore, R.K., USA, Commission F 93-95 Schlegel, K., Germany, Commission G 93-95 Lefeuvre, F., France, Commission H 93-95 Parijskij, Y.N., Russia, Commission J 93-95 Bernardi, P., Italy, Commission K 96-99 Kanda, M., USA, Commission A 96-99 Butler, C.M., USA, Commission B 96-99 Lucas, J.G., Australia, Commission C 96-99 Sorrentino, R., Italy, Commission D 96-99 Hayakawa, M., Japan, Commission E 96-99 Hall, M.P.M., U.K., Commission F 96-99 Reinisch, B.W., USA, Commission G 96-99 Fiala, V., Czech Rep., Commission H 96-99 Booth, R.S., Sweden, Commission J 96-99 Lin, J.C., USA, Commission K 99-02 Bava, E., Italy, Commission A 99-02 Ström, S.E.G., Sweden, Commission B 99-02 Bonek, E., Austria, Commission C 99-02 Seeds, A.J., U.K., Commission D 99-02 Gardner, R.L., U.S.A., Commission E 99-02 Furuhama, Y., Japan, Commission F 99-02 Wilkinson, Ph., Australia, Commission G 99-02 James, H.G., Canada, Commission H 99-02 Hewitt, J.N., U.S.A., Commission J 99-02 Ueno, S., Japan, Commission K 02-05 Balzano, Q., USA, Commission A 02-05 Ando, M., Japan, Commission B 02-05 Akaike, M., Japan, Commission C 02-05 Russer, P., Germany, Commission D 02-05 Degauque, P., France, Commission E 02-05 Hallikainen, M., Finland, Commission F 02-05 Hanuise, Chr., France, Commission G 02-05 Inan, U., USA, Commission H 02-05 Inoue, M., Japan, Commission J 02-05 Veyret, B., France, Commission K 05-05 Pollitt, S., U.K., Commission A 05-- Banerjee, P., India, Acting Chairman of Commission A 05-- Shafai, L., Canada, Commission B 05-- Molisch, A.F., USA, Commission C 05-- de Fornel, F., France, Commission D 05-- Canavero, F.G., Italy, Commission E 05-- Sobieski, P., Belgium, Commission F 05-- Cannon, P., U.K., Commission G 05-- Horne, R.B., U.K., Commission H 05-- Schilizzi, R.T., The Netherlands, Commission J 05-- Prato, F., Canada, Commission K
The Secretaries General of URSI have been :
19-35 Goldschmidt, R.B. 35-39 Philippson, M. 46-48 Dorsimont, A. 48-68 Herbays, E. 68-78 Minnis, C.M. 78-79 Hontoy, P. 79-93 Van Bladel, J. 93-- Lagasse, P.
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