The Rectors of the University of Greifswald
The University of Greifswald has had 351 Rectors and two female Rectors since it was founded in 1456. The first female Rector was elected in 2013.
| 1456-1499 | |
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| 1456 | Heinrich Rubenow |
| 1457 | Heinrich Buckow, Johannes Lamside |
| 1458 | Georg Walter, Hermann Slupwachter |
| 1459 | Georg Walter, Heinrich Rubenow |
| 1460 | Vitalis Fleck, Heinrich Nacke |
| 1461 | Gottfried De Zwina, Konrad Hensel |
| 1462 | Matthias Wedel, Nikolaus Dedelow, Swantibor Duke of Pomerania |
| 1463 | Heinrich Buckow, Hermann Slupwachter |
| 1464 | Petrus Reper, Vitalis Fleck |
| 1465 | Theodericus Stephani |
| 1466 | Georg Walter, Johannes Parleberg |
| 1467 | Benedict from Sweden, Walter Hovener |
| 1468 | Petrus Reper, Jakob Stake |
| 1469 | Georg Walter |
| 1470 | Johannes Wulf, Gerwinus Ronnegarve |
| 1471 | Hermann Slupwachter, Vitalis Fleck |
| 1472 | Erasmus Volret, Johannes Parleberg |
| 1473 | Georg Walter, Erich Nicolai |
| 1474 | Nikolaus Dedelow, Petrus Reper |
| 1475 | Georg Walter, Hermann Langenbek |
| 1476 | Erasmus Volret, Johannes Parleberg |
| 1477 | Johannes Brugge, Joachim Conrad |
| 1478 | Walter Hovener, Johannes Parleberg |
| 1479 | Arnold Zegeberg, Heinrich ter Porten |
| 1480 | Johannes Meiloff, Nikolaus Dedelow |
| 1481 | Johannes Petri, Arnold Zegeberg |
| 1482 | Johannes Parleberg, Johannes Meiloff |
| 1483 | Gudmund Ule, Arnold Zegeberg, Walter Hovener |
| 1484 | Joachim Conrad, Laurentius Bokholt |
| 1485 | Walter Hovener |
| 1486 | Joachim Conrad, Johannes Sartor |
| 1487 | Johannes de Hoya, Johannes Sartor, Martinus Carith |
| 1488 | Laurentius Bokholt, Bartold Bolthen |
| 1489 | Henning Stephani, Heinrich Morin |
| 1490 | Joachim Conrad, Johannes Sartor |
| 1491 | Matthaeus Wolterstorp, Georg Lotze |
| 1492 | Bernhard Canitz |
| 1493 | Heinrich Lewetzow, Martin Dalmers |
| 1494 | Ulrich Malchow, Matthias Dankwart |
| 1495 | Nikolaus Louwe, Wichmann Kruse |
| 1496 | Heinrich Bukow, Nikolaus Louwe |
| 1497 | Johannes Biltzemann, Borchard Bekeman |
| 1498 | Petrus of Ravenna, Nikolaus Louwe |
| 1499 | Vincence of Ravenna, Wichmann Kruse |
| 1500-1599 | |
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| 1500 | Heinrich Buckow, Borchard Bekeman |
| 1501 | Petrus of Ravenna, Nikolaus Louwe |
| 1502 | Vincence of Ravenna, Borchard Bekeman |
| 1503 | Heinrich Buckow, Petrus Rust |
| 1504 | Henning Lotze, Otto Brussow |
| 1505 | Heinrich Buckow, Johannes Weteke |
| 1506 | Henning Lotze, Otto Brussow |
| 1507 | Wichmann Kruse, Wolffgang Count of Eberstein |
| 1508 | Henning Lotze, Petrus Rust |
| 1509 | Heinrich Buckow, Otto Brussow |
| 1510 | Wichmann Kruse, Petrus Rust |
| 1511 | Henning Lotze, Andreas Kikebusch |
| 1512 | Heinrich Buckow, Johannes Sager |
| 1513 | Wichmann Kruse, Enwaldus Schynkel |
| 1514 | Heinrich Mulert, Enwaldus Schynkel |
| 1515 | Henning Lotze, Wichmann Kruse |
| 1516 | Heinrich Mulert, Wichmann Kruse |
| 1517 | Johannes Oldendorp, Petrus Rust |
| 1518 | Heinrich Buckow, Erasmus Xylophylax (Holthuder) |
| 1519 | Johannes Otto, Wichmann Kruse |
| 1520 | Heinrich Mulert, Paul Molitor (Molre) |
| 1521 | Wichmann Kruse, Faustinus Blenno |
| 1522 | Johannes Oldendorp, Erasmus Xylophylax (Holthuder) |
| 1523 | Petrus Dalevot, Paul Molre (Molitor) |
| 1524 | Wichmann Kruse, Erasmus Xylophylax (Holthuder), Johannes Otto |
| 1539 | Ambrosius Scala |
| 1540 | Nicolaus Cordus |
| 1541 | Bartholomaeus Amantius |
| 1542 | Benedikt Kitzmann |
| 1543 | Johannes Otto |
| 1544 | Johann Knipstro, Hieronymus Oeder |
| 1545 | Johannes von Usedom, Cornelius Prusinus |
| 1546 | Petrus Vincentius, Michael Beuther |
| 1547 | Johann Knipstro |
| 1548 | Lorenz Lindemann |
| 1549 | Hieronymus Oeder, Sigismund Schoerckel |
| 1550 | Andreas Magerius, Joachim Moeritz |
| 1551 | Jakob Runge |
| 1552 | Joachim Moeritz |
| 1553 | Johannes Garcaeus, Christian von Kuessow |
| 1554 | Jakob Runge |
| 1555 | Gerhard Below |
| 1556/57 | Bernhard von Behr |
| 1558 | Johann Friedrich Duke of Pomerania |
| 1559 | Bogislav XIII Duke of Pomerania |
| 1560 | Ernst Ludwig Duke of Pomerania |
| 1561/62 | Ezechias Empire |
| 1563 | Christian Calenus |
| 1563/64 | Thomas Mevius |
| 1564/65 | Jacob Runge |
| 1565/66 | Jakob Kruse |
| 1566/67 | Bernhard Macht |
| 1567/68 | Franz Joel |
| 1568/69 | Balthasar Rhau |
| 1569/70 | Andreas Runge |
| 1570/71 | Christian Calenus |
| 1571/72 | Hermann Westphal, Ezechias Reich |
| 1573/74 | Matthaeus Wolf |
| 1574/75 | Petrus Cimdarsius |
| 1575/76 | Christoph Gruel |
| 1576/77 | Franz Joel |
| 1577/78 | Jakob Runge, (Franz Joel), Jakob Runge |
| 1578/79 | Thomas Mevius |
| 1579/80 | Christian Calenus |
| 1580/81 | Paul Klingenberg |
| 1581/82 | Paul Klingenberg |
| 1582/83 | Matthaeus Wolf |
| 1583/84 | Petrus Frobesius |
| 1584/85 | Jakob Seidel |
| 1585/86 | Balthasar Rhau |
| 1586/87 | David Wilmannus |
| 1587/88 | Joachim Stephani |
| 1588/89 | Christian Calenus |
| 1589/90 | Paul Klingenberg |
| 1590/91 | Jakob Runge |
| 1591/92 | Johann Oesten |
| 1592/93 | Jakob Seidel |
| 1593/94 | Balthasar Rhau |
| 1594/95 | Matthaeus Flegius |
| 1595/96 | Daniel Runge |
| 1596/97 | Christian Calenus |
| 1597 | David Herlitz |
| 1598 | Christianus Calenus |
| 1598/99 | Friedrich Runge |
| 1600-1699 | |
|---|---|
| 1599/1600 | Petrus Frobesius |
| 1600/01 | Jakob Seidel |
| 1601/02 | Bartholomaeus Battus |
| 1602/03 | Joachim Stephani |
| 1603/04 | Augustinus Rhau |
| 1604/05 | Petrus Bestenbostel |
| 1605/06 | Bartholomaeus Battus |
| 1606/07 | Petrus Frobesius |
| 1607/08 | Jakob Seidel |
| 1608/09 | Johann Wegener |
| 1609/10 | Barthold Krakevitz |
| 1610/11 | Joachim Stephani |
| 1611/12 | Augustinus Rhau |
| 1612/13 | Augustinus Rhau |
| 1613/14 | Johann Volcmar |
| 1614/15 | Bartholomaeus Battus |
| 1615/16 | Petrus Bestenbostel |
| 1616/17 | Joachim Beringe |
| 1617/18 | Friedrich Gerschow |
| 1618/19 | Johann Sturm |
| 1619/20 | Johann Trygophorus |
| 1620/21 | Barthold Krakevitz |
| 1621/22 | Friedrich Mevius |
| 1622/23 | Johann Eberhard |
| 1623/24 | Alexander Christiani |
| 1624/25 | Bartholomaeus Battus |
| 1625/26 | Matthias Stephani |
| 1626/27 | Johann Eberhard |
| 1627/28 | Barthold Krakevitz |
| 1628/29 | Friedrich Gerschow |
| 1629/30 | Kaspar Zitzmann |
| 1630/31 | Bartholomaeus Battus |
| 1631/32 | Friedrich Mevius |
| 1632/33 | Johann Schoener |
| 1633/34 | Jakob Gerschow |
| 1634/35 | Ernst Bogislav Duke of Croy |
| 1635/36 | Matthias Stephani |
| 1636/37 | Joachim Volschow |
| 1637/38 | Balthasar Rhau |
| 1638 | Matthias Stephani |
| 1639 | Abraham Battus, Joachim Volschow |
| 1640 | Joachim Volschow |
| 1640/41 | Abraham Battus |
| 1641/42 | Franz Stypman |
| 1642/43 | Johann Beringe |
| 1643/44 | Moevius Volschow |
| 1644/45 | Joachim Volschow |
| 1645/46 | Johannes Heune |
| 1646 | Jakob Gerschow |
| 1647 | Johannes Beringe |
| 1648 | Franz Stypmann |
| 1649 | Johannes Heune |
| 1650 | Johannes Michaelis |
| 1651 | Abraham Battus |
| 1652 | Petrus Stephani |
| 1653 | Johannes Heune |
| 1654 | Friedrich Dedekind |
| 1655 | Johann Beringe |
| 1656 | Johannes Pomeresche |
| 1657 | Johannes Heune |
| 1658 | Johannes Michaelis |
| 1659 | Abraham Battus |
| 1660 | Georgius Engelbrecht |
| 1661 | Johannes Heune |
| 1662 | Friedrich Dedekind |
| 1663 | Matthaeus Tabbert |
| 1664 | Johannes Pomeresche |
| 1665 | Johannes Heun |
| 1666 | Joachim Rosenow |
| 1667 | Johannes Michaelis |
| 1668 | Friedrich Gerdes |
| 1669 | Christoph Helwig |
| 1670 | Albert Vogt |
| 1671 | Abraham Battus |
| 1672 | Petrus Maskow |
| 1673 | Christoph Helwig |
| 1674 | Jakob Henning |
| 1675 | Albert Vogt |
| 1676 | Johannes Pomeresche |
| 1677 | Johannes Pomeresche |
| 1678 | Christoph Helwig |
| 1679 | Joachim Rosenow |
| 1680 | Augustinus Balthasar |
| 1681 | Friedrich Gerdes |
| 1682 | Matthaeus Clemasius |
| 1683 | Christian Saalbach |
| 1684 | Jakob Henning |
| 1685 | Petrus Maskow |
| 1686 | Christoph Helwig |
| 1687 | Jakob Balthasar |
| 1688 | Nicolaus Dassow |
| 1689 | Nicolaus Dassow |
| 1690 | Alexander Carok |
| 1691 | Matthaeus Clemasius |
| 1692 | Brandanus Henricus Gebhardi |
| 1693 | Nicolaus Dassow, Conrad Tiburtius Rango |
| 1694 | Friedrich Gerdes |
| 1695 | Johann Gerdes |
| 1696 | Benjamin Potzerne |
| 1697 | Jakob Henning |
| 1698 | Petrus Maskow |
| 1699 | Matthaeus Clemasius |
| 1700-1799 | |
|---|---|
| 1700 | Petrus Maskow |
| 1701 | Johann Friedrich Mayer |
| 1702 | Alexander Carok |
| 1703 | Theodor Horn |
| 1704 | Caspar March |
| 1705 | Johann Friedrich Mayer |
| 1706 | Johann Schack |
| 1707 | Eberhard Barnstorff |
| 1708 | Johann Philipp Palthen |
| 1709 | Brandanus Heinrich Gebhardi |
| 1710 | Henning Christoph Gerdes |
| 1711 | Christoph Helwig the Younger |
| 1712 | Jeremias Papke |
| 1713 | Johann Ludwig Würffel |
| 1714 | Theodor Horn |
| 1715 | Johann Lembke |
| 1716 | Johann Lembke |
| 1717 | Theodor Horn |
| 1718 | Brandanus Heinrich Gebhardi |
| 1719 | Philipp Balthasar Gerdes |
| 1720 | Johann Abraham Mayer |
| 1721 | Joachim Albert von Krakevitz |
| 1722 | Joachim Albert von Krakevitz |
| 1723 | Nicolaus Köppen |
| 1724 | Joachim Andreas Helwig |
| 1725 | Johann Lembke |
| 1726 | Andreas Westphal |
| 1727 | Philipp Balthasar Gerdes |
| 1728 | Michael Christian Rusmeyer |
| 1729 | Joachim Andreas Helwig |
| 1730 | Christian Stephan Scheffel |
| 1731 | Nicolaus Köppen |
| 1732 | Jakob Heinrich von Balthasar |
| 1733 | Christian Nettelbladt |
| 1734 | Johann Lembke |
| 1735 | Albert Georg Schwartz |
| 1736 | Timotheus Lütkemann |
| 1737 | Augustin von Balthasar |
| 1738 | Christian Stephan Scheffel |
| 1739 | Laurentius Stentzler |
| 1740 | Michael Christian Rusmeyer |
| 1741 | Hermann Heinrich Engelbrecht |
| 1742 | Johann Lembke |
| 1743 | Georg Wilhelm Overkamp |
| 1744 | Jakob Heinrich von Balthasar |
| 1745 | Augustin von Balthasar |
| 1746 | Christian Stephan Scheffel |
| 1747 | Christian Stephan Scheffel |
| 1748 | Laurentius Stentzler |
| 1749 | Siegfried Coeso Aeminga |
| 1750 | Siegfried Coeso Aeminga |
| 1751 | Lewin Moeller |
| 1752 | Lewin Moeller |
| 1753 | Augustin von Balthasar |
| 1754 | Christian Stephan Scheffel |
| 1755 | Carl Johann Kjellman |
| 1756 | Jacob Heinrich von Balthasar |
| 1757 | Siegfried Coeso Aeminga |
| 1759 | Johan Boeckman |
| 1760 | Johann Carl Dähnert |
| 1761 | Laurentius Stentzler |
| 1762 | Johann Brandanus Engelbrecht |
| 1763 | Andreas Westphal the Younger |
| 1764 | Peter Ahlwardt |
| 1765 | Johann Ernst Schubert |
| 1766 | Siegfried Coeso Aeminga |
| 1768 | Carl Friedrich Rehfeld |
| 1769 | Johann Georg Peter Moeller |
| 1770 | Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp |
| 1771 | Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp |
| 1772 | Hermann Becker |
| 1773 | Andreas Westphal the Younger |
| 1774 | Andreas Westphal the Younger |
| 1775 | Johann Carl Dähnert |
| 1778 | Johann Christoph Muhrbeck |
| 1779 | Lambert Heinrich Roehl |
| 1780 | Georg Brockman |
| 1781 | Christian Nicolaus Schlichtkrull |
| 1782 | Carl Friedrich Rehfeld |
| 1783 | Bernhard Christian Otto |
| 1784 | Johann Carl Dähnert |
| 1785 | Theophilus Coelestinus Piper |
| 1786 | Thomas Heinrich Gadebusch |
| 1787 | Christian Ehrenfried Weigel |
| 1788 | Lambert Heinrich Roehl |
| 1789 | Johann Georg Peter Moeller |
| 1790 | Georg Brockman |
| 1791 | Hermann Becker |
| 1792 | Lorenz Wilhelm Haselberg |
| 1793 | Johann Christoph Muhrbeck |
| 1794 | Johann Quistorp |
| 1795 | Theophilus Coelestinus Piper |
| 1796 | David Wilhelm Warnekros |
| 1797 | Georg Ernst Kletten |
| 1798 | Andreas Hulten |
| 1799 | Johann Georg Peter Moeller |
| 1800-1899 | |
|---|---|
| 1800 | Theophil Schlegel |
| 1801 | Emanuel Friedrich Hagemeister |
| 1802 | Christian Ehrenfried Weigel |
| 1803 | Johann Christoph Muhrbeck |
| 1804 | Andreas Bratt |
| 1805 | Johann Christoph Ziemssen |
| 1806 | Carl Theodor Gutjahr |
| 1807 | Lorenz Wilhelm Haselberg |
| 1808 | Friedrich Theophil Canzler |
| 1809 | Johann Quistorp |
| 1810 | Johann Christoph Ziemssen |
| 1811 | Carl Friedrich Voigt |
| 1812 | Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten |
| 1813 | Johann Friedrich Droysen |
| 1814 | Johann Ernst Parow |
| 1815 | Carl Schildener |
| 1816 | Lorenz Haselberg Haselberg |
| 1817 | Gustav Salomon Tilberg |
| 1818 | Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten |
| 1819 | Carl Friedrich Voigt |
| 1820 | Ludwig Julius Mende |
| 1821 | Peter Friedrich Kanngießer |
| 1822 | Johann Carl Fischer |
| 1823 | Ernst Gottfried Adolf Boeckel |
| 1824 | Franz Christian Gesterding |
| 1825 | Wilhelm Sprengel |
| 1826 | Wilhelm Sprengel |
| 1827 | Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt |
| 1828 | Gustav Salomon Tillberg |
| 1829 | Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten |
| 1830 | Franz Anton Niemeyer |
| 1831 | Friedrich August Gottlob Berndt |
| 1832 | Georg Friedrich Schömann |
| 1833 | August Friedrich Barkow |
| 1834 | August Gottlob Ferdinand Schirmer |
| 1835 | August Friedrich Barkow |
| 1836 | Christian Friedrich Hornschuch |
| 1837 | Franz Anton Niemeyer |
| 1838 | Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten |
| 1839 | Johann Friedrich August Grunert |
| 1840 | Johann Christian Friedrich Finelius |
| 1841 | Georg Friedrich Schömann |
| 1842 | Philipp Magnus Seifert |
| 1843 | Johann Erichson |
| 1844 | Friedrich Ludwig Hünefeld |
| 1845 | Carl Georg Christoph Beseler |
| 1846 | Karl August Traugott Vogt |
| 1847 | Georg Friedrich Schömann |
| 1848 | Wilhelm Baum |
| 1849 | August Friedrich Barkow |
| 1850 | Karl Gottlieb Semisch |
| 1851 | Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten |
| 1852 | Konrad Stephan Matthies |
| 1853 | Friedrich August Gottlob Berndt |
| 1854 | Carl Georg Christoph Beseler |
| 1855 | Carl Vogt |
| 1856 | Georg Friedrich Schömann |
| 1857 | Heinrich Adolf Bardeleben |
| 1858 | Heinrich Haeser |
| 1859 | Fabian Karl Ottokar Frhr. von Feilitzsch |
| 1860 | Albert Hoefer |
| 1861 | Eduard Baumstark |
| 1862 | Carl Vogt |
| 1863 | Adolf Bardeleben |
| 1864 | Alwill Hermann Baier |
| 1865 | Eduard Baumstark |
| 1866 | Ernst Imanuel Bekker |
| 1867 | Ludwig Budge |
| 1868 | Leopold George |
| 1869 | Erich Pernice |
| 1870 | Andreas August Julius Münter |
| 1871 | Heinrich Limpricht |
| 1872 | Christian Otto Franklin |
| 1873 | Wilhelm Ahlwardt |
| 1874 | Friedrich Grohe |
| 1875 | Franz Susemihl |
| 1876 | Carl Friedrich Mosler |
| 1877 | Carl Hueter |
| 1878 | Adolf Kiessling |
| 1879 | Carl Franz Haeberlin |
| 1880 | August Preuner |
| 1881 | Leonard Theodor Landois |
| 1882 | Jacob Friedrich Behrend |
| 1883 | Hermann Cremer |
| 1884 | Wilhelm Schuppe |
| 1885 | Rudolf Schirmer |
| 1886 | Heinrich Ulmann |
| 1887 | Hugo Schwanert |
| 1888 | Erich Haupt |
| 1889 | Hugo Schulz |
| 1890 | Alexander Reifferscheid |
| 1891 | Heinrich Zimmer |
| 1892 | Heinrich Helferich |
| 1893 | Gustav Pescatore |
| 1894 | Eduard Koschwitz |
| 1895 | Victor Schultze |
| 1896 | Paul Grawitz |
| 1897 | Jacob Weisman |
| 1898 | Johann Rehmke |
| 1899 | Ernst Bernheim |
| 1900-1999 | |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Johannes Hausleiter |
| 1901 | Rudolf Credner |
| 1902 | Felix Stoerck |
| 1903 | Friedrich Loeffler |
| 1904 | Franz Schütt |
| 1905 | Karl Sartorius |
| 1906 | Robert Bonnet |
| 1907 | Otto Seeck |
| 1908 | Alfred Gercke |
| 1909 | Georg Frommhold |
| 1910 | Max Bleibtreu |
| 1911 | Karl Stange |
| 1912 | Karl Oldenberg |
| 1913 | Ernst Stampe |
| 1914 | Friedrich Wiegand |
| 1915 | Friedrich Wiegand |
| 1916 | Gustav Mie |
| 1917 | Paul Römer |
| 1918 | Erich Pernice |
| 1919 | Friedrich Pels Leusden |
| 1920 | Wilhelm Kähler |
| 1921 | Johannes Kunze |
| 1922 | Hermann Schwarz |
| 1923 | Theodor Vahlen |
| 1924 | Paul Schroeder |
| 1925 | Paul Merkel |
| 1926 | Friedrich Krüger |
| 1927 | Eduard Frhr. von der Goltz |
| 1928 | Konrat Ziegler |
| 1929 | Ottomar Hoehne |
| 1930 | Gustav Braun |
| 1931 | Kurt Deißner |
| 1932 | Kurt Deißner |
| 1933 | Wilhelm Meisner |
| 1934 | Wilhelm Meisner |
| 1935 | Karl Reschke |
| 1936 | Karl Reschke |
| 1937 | Karl Reschke |
| 1938 | Karl Reschke |
| 1939 | Kurt Wilhelm-Kästner |
| 1942 | Carl Engel |
| 1945 | Ernst Lohmeyer |
| 1946 | Rudolf Seeliger |
| 1948 | Rudolf Gross |
| 1950 | Hans Beyer |
| 1954 | Gerhardt Katsch |
| 1957 | Heinrich Borriss |
| 1959 | Hans Wehrli |
| 1960 | Hans Wehrli |
| 1962 | Hans Wehrli |
| 1964 | Georg Tartler |
| 1966 | Werner Scheler |
| 1969 | Werner Scheler |
| 1970 | Werner Imig |
| 1973 | Werner Imig |
| 1976 | Werner Imig |
| 1979 | Dieter Birnbaum |
| 1982 | Dieter Birnbaum |
| 1985 | Artur Bethke |
| 1988 | Peter Richter |
| 1990 | Hans Jürgen Zobel |
| 1994 | Jürgen Kohler |
| 1998 | Jürgen Kohler |
| from 2000 | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Hans-Robert Metelmann |
| 2003 | Rainer Westermann |
| 2006 | Rainer Westermann |
| 2013 | Johanna Eleonore Weber |
| 2017 | Johanna Eleonore Weber |
| 2021 | Katharina Riedel |
| 2025 | Katharina Riedel |