| Jahr | Name |
| 1818/19 | Karl Dietrich Hüllmann |
| 1819/20 | Johann Christian Augusti |
| 1820/21 | Karl J. A. Mittermaier |
| 1821/22 | Peter Aloys Gratz |
| 1822/23 | Karl Dietrich von Münchow |
| 1823/24 | Johann Christian Augusti |
| 1824/25 | August Wilhelm von Schlegel |
| 1825/26 | Johann Christian Hasse |
| 1826/27 | Johann Jakob Noeggerath |
| 1827/28 | Karl Immanuel Nitzsch |
| 1828/29 | August Wilhelm Heffter |
| 1829/30 | Clemens August von Droste-Hülshoff |
| 1830/31 WS | Johannes Karl Ludwig Gieseler |
| 1831 SS | Clemens August von Droste-Hülshoff |
| 1831/32 | Wilhelm Adolf Diesterweg |
| 1832/33 | Ferdinand Walter |
| 1833/34 | Christian August Brandis |
| 1834/35 | August Ferdinand Naeke |
| 1835/36 | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Freytag |
| 1836/37 | Carl Wilhelm Wutzer |
| 1837/38 | Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker |
| 1838/39 | Carl Mayer |
| 1839/40 | Georg August Goldfuß |
| 1840/41 | Ernst Moritz Arndt |
| 1841/42 | Karl Gustav Bischof |
| 1842/43 | Moritz Naumann |
| 1843/44 | Friedrich Bleeck |
| 1844/45 | Julius Plücker |
| 1845/46 | Peter Franz Deiters |
| 1846/47 | Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl |
| 1847/48 | Friedrich August van Calker |
| 1848/49 | Johann Wilhelm Loebell |
| 1849/50 | Friedrich Bluhme |
| 1850/51 | Friedrich August Wilhelm Argelander |
| 1851/52 | Johann Joseph Bauerband |
| 1852/53 | Bernhard Joseph Hilgers |
| 1853/54 | Karl Sell |
| 1854/55 | Carl Wilhelm Wutzer |
| 1855/56 | Julius Plücker |
| 1856/57 | Peter Franz Deiters |
| 1857/58 | Hugo Haelschner |
| 1858/59 | Otto Jahn |
| 1859/60 | Franz Peter Knoodt |
| 1860/61 | Franz Hermann Troschel |
| 1861/62 | Bernhard Joseph Hilgers |
| 1862/63 | Wilhelm Busch |
| 1863/64 | Johann Joseph Bauerband |
| 1864/65 | Friedrich August Wilhelm Argelander |
| 1865/66 | Moritz Naumann |
| 1866/67 | Wilhelm Krafft |
| 1867/68 | Heinrich von Sybel |
| 1868/69 | Friedrich Bluhme |
| 1869/70 | Friedrich Heimsoeth |
| 1870/71 | Gustav von Veit |
| 1871/72 | Arnold Dietrich Schäfer |
| 1872/73 | Erwin Nasse |
| 1873/74 | Franz Heinrich Ruesch |
| 1874/75 | Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz |
| 1875/76 | Roderich von Stintzing |
| 1876/77 | Wilhelm Mangold |
| 1877/78 | Friedrich August Kekulé |
| 1878/79 | Franz Bücheler |
| 1879/80 | Johannes von Hanstein |
| 1880/81 | Hugo Ruehle |
| 1881/82 | Johann Friedrich von Schulte |
| 1882/83 | Hermann Usener |
| 1883/84 | Joseph Langen |
| 1884/85 | Rudolf Clausius |
| 1885/86 | Carl Binz |
| 1886/87 | Jürgen Bona Meyer |
| 1887/88 | Eduard Schönfeld |
| 1888/89 | Josef Neuhäuser |
| 1889/90 | Eduard Pflüger |
| 1890/91 | Hermann Höffer |
| 1891/92 | Eduard Strasburger |
| 1892/93 | Theodor Saemisch |
| 1893/94 | Adolf Kamphausen |
| 1894/95 | Heinrich Nissen |
| 1895/96 | Moritz Ritter |
| 1896/97 | Hermann Seuffert |
| 1897/98 | Wilhelm Wilmanns |
| 1898/99 | Karl Koester |
| 1899/1900 | Friedrich Sieffert |
| 1900/01 | Adolf Frhr. Von La Valette St. George |
| 1901/02 | Hubert Ludwig |
| 1902/03 | Ernst Zitelmann |
| 1903/04 | Friedrich von Bezold |
| 1904/05 | Heinrich Schrörs |
| 1905/06 | Hermann Georg Jacobi |
| 1906/07 | Eduard Grafe |
| 1907/08 | Benno Erdmann |
| 1908/09 | Friedrich Schultze |
| 1909/10 | Georg Loeschcke |
| 1910/11 | Philipp Zorn |
| 1911/12 | Friedrich Kästner |
| 1912/13 | Karl Sell |
| 1913/14 | Aloys Schulte |
| 1914/15 | Ernst Landsberg |
| 1915/16 | Richard Anschütz |
| 1916/17 | Hugo Ribbert |
| 1917/18 | Friedrich Marx |
| 1918/19 | Ernst Zitelmann |
| 1919/20 | Fritz Tillmann |
| 1920/21 | Fritz Tillmann |
| 1921/22 | Johannes Fittig |
| 1922/23 | Otto von Franqué |
| 1923/24 | Conrad Cichorius |
| 1924/25 | Joseph Heimberger |
| 1925/26 | Adolf Dyroff |
| 1926/27 | Johannes Meinhold |
| 1927/28 | Rudolf Meißner |
| 1928/29 | Arnold Rademacher |
| 1929/30 | Heinrich Mathias Konen |
| 1930/31 WS | Richard Siebeck |
| 1931 SS | Heinrich Mathias Konen |
| 1931/32 | Paul Pfeiffer |
| 1932/33 WS | Adolf Zycha |
| 1933 SS | Friedrich Pietrusky |
| 1933/34 | Friedrich Pietrusky |
| 1934/35 WS | Hans Naumann |
| 1935 SS | Karl Theodor Kipp |
| 1935/36 | Friedrich Pietrusky |
| 1936/37 | Karl Schmidt |
| 1937/38 | Karl Schmidt |
| 1938/39 | Karl Schmidt |
| 1939/40 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1940/41 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1941/42 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1942/43 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1943/44 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1944/45 | Karl F. Chudoba |
| 1945 | Theodor Brinkmann |
| 1945/46 | Heinrich Mathias Konen |
| 1946/47 | Heinrich Mathias Konen |
| 1947/48 (bis 21.1.1948) | Heinrich Mathias Konen |
| 1948 (ab 6.2.1948 und SS 1948) | Martin Noth |
| 1948 | Theodor Klauser |
| 1949/50 (3.6.1949) | Theodor Klauser |
| 1950/51 | Ernst Friesenhahn |
| 1951/52 | Werner Richter |
| 1952/53 | Werner Richter |
| 1953/54 | Paul Martini |
| 1954/55 | Burckhardt Helferich |
| 1955/56 | Hans Braun |
| 1956/57 | Karl Theodor Schäfer |
| 1957/58 | Martin Noth |
| 1958/59 | Johannes Steudel |
| 1959/60 | Max Braubach |
| 1960/61 | Carl Troll |
| 1961/62 | Heinrich Niehaus |
| 1962/63 | Hans Welzel |
| 1963/64 | Wilhelm Dirscherl |
| 1964/65 | Hugo Moser |
| 1965/66 | Wilhelm Groth |
| 1966/67 | Edmund Gassner |
| 1967/68 | Wilhelm Schneemelcher |
| 1968/69 | Karl Josef Partsch |
| 1969/70 | Hans Jörg Weitsbrecht |
| 1970/71 | Gerald Grünwald |
| 1971/72 | Hatto H. Schmitt |
| 1972/73 | Hans-Joachim Rothert |
| 1973/74 | Hans-Joachim Rothert |
| 1974/75 | Hans Egli |
| 1975/76 | Hans Egli |
| 1976/77 | Rolf Leis |
| 1977/78 | Aloys Heupel |
| 1978/79 | Aloys Heupel |
| 1979/80 | Hans-Jacob Krümmel |
| 1980/81 | Hans-Jacob Krümmel |
| 1981/82 | Werner Besch |
| 1982/83 | Werner Besch |
| 1983/84 | Franz Böckle |
| 1984/85 | Franz Böckle |
| 1985/86 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1986/87 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1987/88 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1988/89 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1989/90 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1990/91 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1991/92 | Kurt Fleischhauer |
| 1992/93 | Max G. Huber |
| 1993/94 | Max G. Huber |
| 1994/95 | Max G. Huber |
| 1995/96 | Max G. Huber |
| 1996/97 | Klaus Borchard |
| 1997/98 | Klaus Borchard |
| 1998/99 | Klaus Borchard |
| 1999/2000 | Klaus Borchard |
| 2000/01 | Klaus Borchard |
| 2001/02 | Klaus Borchard |
| 2002/03 | Klaus Borchard |
| 2003/04 | Klaus Borchard |
| 2004/05 | Matthias Winiger |
| 2005/06 | Matthias Winiger |
| 2006/07 | Matthias Winiger |
| 2007/08 | Matthias Winiger |
| 2008/09 | Matthias Winiger |
| 2009/10 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2010/11 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2011/12 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2012/13 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2013/14 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2014/15 | Jürgen Fohrmann |
| 2015/16 | Michael Hoch |
Stand: 08.04.2017