List of Presidents of the Royal Society
The President of the Royal Society (PRS) is the elected head of the Royal Society in London . The current president (as of 2017) is Venkatraman Ramakrishnan .
The position is awarded to a member of the British Commonwealth scientific community for a period of five years. It is one of the highest honors a scientist can be awarded. The presidents take office on a weekday around November 30th, the anniversary of the Royal Society.
list
17th century
- 1662–1677 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
- 1677–1680 Sir Joseph Williamson
- 1680-1682 Sir Christopher Wren
- 1682–1683 Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet
- 1683–1684 Sir Cyril Wyche
- 1684–1686 Samuel Pepys
- 1686-1689 John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
- 1689–1690 Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
- 1690–1695 Sir Robert Southwell (1635–1702)
- 1695–1698 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
18th century
- 1698–1703 John Somers, 1st Baron Somers
- 1703-1727 Sir Isaac Newton
- 1727–1741 Sir Hans Sloane, baronet
- 1741-1752 Martin Folkes
- 1752–1764 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
- 1764-1768 James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
- 1768–1768 Sir James Burrow
- 1768–1772 James West (1703–1772)
- 1772–1772 Sir James Burrow
- 1772–1778 Sir John Pringle, baronet
19th century
- 1778–1820 Sir Joseph Banks, baronet
- 1820–1820 William Hyde Wollaston
- 1820–1827 Sir Humphry Davy, Baronet
- 1827-1830 Davies Gilbert
- 1830–1838 Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
- 1838–1848 Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
- 1848–1854 William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
- 1854-1858 John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley
- 1858–1861 Sir Benjamin Collins Brodle, 1st Baronet
- 1861–1871 Sir Edward Sabine
- 1871–1873 Sir George Biddell Airy
- 1873-1878 Joseph Dalton Hooker
- 1878-1883 William Spottiswoode
- 1883–1885 Thomas Henry Huxley
- 1885–1890 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet
- 1890–1895 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
- 1895–1900 Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
20th century
- 1900–1905 Sir William Huggins
- 1905-1908 John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
- 1908–1913 Sir Archibald Geikie
- 1913–1915 Sir William Crookes
- 1915–1920 Sir Joseph John Thomson
- 1920–1925 Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
- 1925–1930 Ernest Rutherford , 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson
- 1930–1935 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
- 1935–1940 Sir William Henry Bragg
- 1940–1945 Sir Henry Hallett Dale
- 1945–1950 Sir Robert Robinson
- 1950–1955 Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
- 1955–1960 Sir Cyril Hinshelwood
- 1960-1965 Sir Howard Florey
- 1965-1970 Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett
- 1970–1975 Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
- 1975–1980 Alexander Todd, Baron Todd of Trumpington
- 1980–1985 Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley
- 1985–1990 George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham
- 1990-1995 Sir Michael Atiyah
- 1995-2000 Sir Aaron Klug
21st century
- 2000-2005 Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
- 2005-2010 Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
- 2010–2015 Sir Paul Nurse
- since 2015 Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Web links
- Presidents of the Royal Society ( Memento June 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )