«Principle of location»: the Academy’s president and directorship changes every six years in accordance with the «principle of location». This was abandoned in 2007.
Year |
location |
Central president |
Institution
|
1874 - 1879 |
Basel |
Prof. Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff |
University of Basel |
1880 - 1885 |
Genève |
Prof. Jean-Louis Soret |
University of Geneva |
1886 - 1891 |
Bern |
Prof. Théophile Studer |
University of Bern |
1892 - 1897 |
Lausanne |
Prof. François-Alphonse Forel |
University of Lausanne |
1898 - 1903 |
Zürich |
Prof. Dr. C.-Frd. Geiser |
University of Zurich |
1904 - 1910 |
Basel |
Dr. Phil. Fritz Sarasin |
University of Basel |
1911 - 1916 |
Genève |
Dr. Edouard Sarasin |
University of Geneva |
1917 - 1922 |
Bern |
Prof. Dr. Eduard Fischer |
University of Bern |
1923 - 1928 |
Lausanne |
Prof. Dr. Maurice Lugeon |
University of Lausanne |
1929 - 1934 |
Zürich |
Prof. Dr. Eduard Rübel |
ETH Zurich |
1935 - 1940 |
Basel |
Prof. Dr. Gustav Senn |
University of Basel |
1941 - 1946 |
Genève |
Prof. Dr. Georges Tiercy |
University of Geneva |
1947 - 1952 |
Bern |
Prof. Dr. Alexander von Muralt |
University of Bern |
1953 - 1958 |
Lausanne |
Prof. Dr. Jacques de Beaumont |
University of Lausanne |
1959 - 1964 |
Zürich |
Prof. Dr. Gian Töndury |
University Zurich |
1965 - 1970 |
Basel |
Prof. Dr. P. Huber |
Universtity of Basel |
1971 - 1976 |
Genève |
Prof. Dr. Auguste Lombard |
University of Geneva |
1977 - 1982 |
Bern |
Prof. Dr. Ernst Niggli |
University of Bern |
1983 - 1988 |
Neuchâtel |
Prof. Dr. André Aeschlimann |
University of Neuenburg |
1989 - 1994 |
Basel |
Prof. Dr. Paul Walter |
University of Basel |
1995 - 2000 |
Lausanne |
Prof. Dr. Bernard Hauck |
University of Lausanne |
2001 - 2006 |
Zürich |
Prof. Dr. Peter Baccini |
ETH Zurich |