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Past Executive Bodies

In the history of the IAU, since the IAU was founded in 1919, numerous Individual Members have provided a substantial part of their time and energy to make the IAU work. They should not be forgotten.

 

 

Past Executive Committees

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Prof. Debra Meloy ElmegreenUnited StatesPresident20212024
Dr. Benjamin BaillaudFrancePresident19191922
Prof. Sir. Frank DysonUnited KingdomPresident19281932
Dr. Robert Hanbury BrownUnited KingdomPresident19821985
Prof. Bengt StroemgrenDenmarkPresident19701973
Prof. Alexander A. BoyarchukRussiaPresident19911994
Prof. Willem De SitterNetherlandsPresident19251928
Prof. Adriaan BlaauwNetherlandsPresident19761979
Dr. Harold Spencer JonesUnited KingdomPresident19441948
Dr. Frank SchlesingerUnited StatesPresident19321935
Dr. Leo GoldbergUnited StatesPresident19731976
Dr. Norio KAIFUJapanPresident20122015
Prof. Pol SwingsBelgiumPresident19641967
Prof. Viktor A. Ambartsumian President19611964
Prof. William W. CampbellUnited StatesPresident19221925
Dr. Manali K.Vainu BappuIndiaPresident19791982
Prof. Franco PaciniItalyPresident20002003
Prof. Yoshihide KOZAIJapanPresident19881991
Prof. Jorge SahadeArgentinaPresident19851988
Dr. Arthur S. EddingtonUnited KingdomPresident19381944

 

 

Past Membership Committees

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Prof. Dr. Helmut O. RuckerAustriaChair20152018
Dr. David R. SoderblomUnited StatesChair20182021
Prof. Dr. Annapurni SubramaniamIndiaChair20212024
Prof. Dr. Annapurni SubramaniamIndiaChair20242027
Dr. Christian HenkelGermanyChair20122015
Prof. Dr. Helmut O. RuckerAustriaMember20122015
Dr. Alain DoressoundiramFranceMember20242027
Dr. Susana E. DeustuaUnited StatesMember20212024
Dr. Susana E. DeustuaUnited StatesMember20242027
Prof. Sofia FeltzingSwedenMember20182021
Dr. Daniela LazzaroBrazilMember20152018
Dr. Sinan Kaan YerliTurkeyMember20212024
Dr. Sinan Kaan YerliTurkeyMember20242027
Prof. Dibyendu NandiIndiaMember20182021
Dr. Nikolay N. SamusRussiaMember20122015
Prof. Dr. Lex KaperNetherlandsMember20152018
Prof. Dr. Lex KaperNetherlandsMember20122015
Dr. Brankica KubatovaCzechiaMember20212024
Dr. Brankica KubatovaCzechiaMember20242027
Dr. Ramotholo R. SefakoSouth AfricaMember20122018

 

 

Past Finance Committees

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Prof. Paul G. MurdinUnited KingdomChair20062009
Dr. Shuhua YEChinaChair19851988
Dr. Michel DennefeldFranceChair20212024
Dr. Beatriz BarbuyBrazilChair20122015
Dr. Toshio FUKUSHIMAJapanChair20002003
Prof. Charles FehrenbachFranceChair19611964
Prof. Birgitta NordstromDenmarkChair20092012
Dr. Donald C. MortonCanadaChair19972000
Prof. Dr. João AlvesUnited StatesChair20182021
Acad. Zhanwen HANChinaChair20152018
Prof. Douglas W.N. StibbsAustraliaChair19761979
Prof. Douglas W.N. StibbsAustraliaChair19641967
Prof. Douglas W.N. StibbsAustraliaChair19731976
Dr. Walter FrickeGermanyChair19791982
Dr. A. G. VelgueBelgiumChair19701973
Prof. William H. McCreaUnited KingdomChair19671970
Dr. Peter B. BoyceUnited StatesChair19911994
Dr. Peter B. BoyceUnited StatesChair19941997
Dr. Peter B. BoyceUnited StatesChair19881991
Dr. Robert W. MilkeyUnited StatesChair20032006

 

 

Past Resolutions Committees

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Dr. Jean KovalevskyFranceChair20002003
Dr. Ian F. CorbettUnited KingdomChair20122015
Dr. Martin F. McCarthyHoly See (Vatican City)Chair19821985
Prof. Francis Graham SmithUnited KingdomChair19791982
Dr. Leo GoldbergUnited StatesChair19731976
Dr. Manali K.Vainu BappuIndiaChair19761979
Prof. Dr. Sergei A. KlionerGermanyChair20182021
Dr. Christopher CorballyHoly See (Vatican City)Chair20032006
Dr. Bruce G. ElmegreenUnited StatesChair20152018
Prof. Jocelyn Bell BurnellUnited KingdomChair20062009
Prof. Rodney D. DaviesUnited KingdomChair19911994
Dr. Derek McNallyUnited KingdomChair19972000
Prof. Jean-Claude PeckerFranceChair19941997
Dr. Claus LeithererUnited StatesChair20212024
Dr. Daniela LazzaroBrazilChair20092012
Dr. Richard M. WestGermanyAdvisor19821985
Prof. Jean-Pierre SwingsBelgiumAdvisor19821985
Dr. Silvia Torres-PeimbertMexicoMember20032006
Dr. Silvia Torres-PeimbertMexicoMember20092012
Prof. Jean-Claude PeckerFranceMember19911994

 

 

Past Special Nominating Committees

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Dr. Willy BenzSwitzerlandChair20242027
Prof. Debra Meloy ElmegreenUnited StatesChair20212024
Dr. Robert Hanbury BrownUnited KingdomChair19821985
Prof. Bengt StroemgrenDenmarkChair19701973
Dr. Leo GoldbergUnited StatesChair19731976
Prof. Alexander A. BoyarchukRussiaChair19911994
Prof. Adriaan BlaauwNetherlandsChair19761979
Dr. Norio KAIFUJapanChair20122015
Dr. Manali K.Vainu BappuIndiaChair19791982
Prof. Franco PaciniItalyChair20002003
Dr. Catherine Jeanne CesarskyFranceChair20062009
Prof. Yoshihide KOZAIJapanChair19881991
Prof. Ronald D. EkersAustraliaChair20032006
Prof. Jorge SahadeArgentinaChair19851988
Dr. Ewine F. Van DishoeckNetherlandsChair20182021
Dr. Silvia Torres-PeimbertMexicoChair20152018
Dr. Laura FerrareseCanadaAdvisor20242027
Prof. Ian RobsonUnited KingdomAdvisor20182019
Prof. Otto HeckmannGermanyAdvisor19701973
Dr. Karel A. Van Der HuchtNetherlandsAdvisor20062009

 

 

Past Budget Committees

Full NameCountryPositionStart of MandateEnd of Mandate
Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LagoPortugalChair20202021
Prof. José Miguel Rodriguez EspinosaSpainChair20212023
Prof. Diana Mary WorrallUnited KingdomChair20242027
Prof. Piero BenvenutiItalyChair20232024
Dr. Ilya G. UsoskinFinlandMember20242027
Dr. Laura FerrareseCanadaMember20202021
Dr. Laura FerrareseCanadaMember20242027
Dr. Laura FerrareseCanadaMember20212024
Mrs. Maria Rosaria D'AntonioFranceMember20202021
Mrs. Maria Rosaria D'AntonioFranceMember20212024
Mrs. Maria Rosaria D'AntonioFranceMember20242027
Prof. Diana Mary WorrallUnited KingdomMember20212024
Prof. José Miguel Rodriguez EspinosaSpainMember20202021
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