The rector of a Dutch university is called a rector magnificus . The following people have been rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:
The rector of a Dutch university is called a rector magnificus . The following people have been rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The literal translation of the Dutch name Vrije Universiteit is "Free University". "Free" refers to independence of the university from both the State and the Dutch Reformed Church. Both within and outside the university, the institution is commonly referred to as "the VU". Although founded as a private institution, the VU has received government funding on a parity basis with public universities since 1970. The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern Buitenveldert neighbourhood of Amsterdam and adjacent to the modern Zuidas business district.
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Dutch- and English-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engineering Campus, Brussels Health Campus, Brussels Technology Campus and Brussels Photonics Campus.
The Free University of Brussels was a university in Brussels, Belgium. It existed between 1834 and 1969 when it split along linguistic lines.
Jan Woltjer was a professor of Classical languages and literature at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He served as rector magnificus of that institution five times.
Albert Benschop was a Dutch sociologist with the University of Amsterdam's faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He initiated and ran a sociology-focussed website called SocioSite. This online source - available since August, 2000 - is designed to offer access to relevant information and resources for social scientists.
Jhr. Alexander Frederik de Savornin Lohman was a Dutch politician and leader of the Christian Historical Union during the first quarter of the 20th century.
Wilhelm Friedrich "Gaius" de Gaay Fortman was a Dutch jurist and politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).
Jacob "Job" de Ruiter was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.
Pieter Jacobus "Koos" Verdam was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Sytse Strijbos is a Dutch academic, former lecturer of Philosophy of technology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and at Potchefstroom University in South Africa, and chairman of the International Institute for Development and Ethics IIDE, known for his work on systems science.
Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere was a Dutch zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera and Coleoptera.
Huib Johan Bakker is a Dutch physicist working in the field of ultrafast spectroscopy. He has been president of research institute AMOLF since 1 February 2016.
Jan Hendrik van Bemmel is a Dutch former professor of medical informatics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He was rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam between 2000 and 2003.
Cees "Cornelis" Datema (1944–2004) was a Dutch academic with special focus on Latin and Greek and the preaching of the early church fathers. He obtained his PhD from Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam in 1970 and his original thesis on Asterius of Amasea is still used in teaching the subject today. From 1987 to 1993 he was the Rector Magnificus of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam following which he joined the board of the Open University of Amsterdam as its chairman.
Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers was a Dutch theologian and church historian. He served as rector magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam five times.
Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius was a Dutch academic and politician.
Jacobus Willibrordus"Jaap"Zwemmer is a Dutch fiscal jurist. He was a professor of tax law at the University of Amsterdam between 1980 and 2006. He also served as interim rector magnificus of the university in 2007. Zwemmer furthermore was a part time tax judge and wrote fiscal opinions. After his retirement he dealth with academic integrity matters. He additionally spent spells on the supervisory boards of various medical institutions.
Herman Huber Kuyper was a Dutch theologian.
Gerhard Herman Johannes Wilhelm Jacobus Geesink, known as G. H. J. W. J. Geesink, or Willem Geesink, was a Dutch theologian. He served as professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1890 to 1926, and was rector magnificus four times.
Jantine Schuit (1964) is a Dutch scientist and university administrator. Since 1 November 2024, Schuit has been rector magnificus of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), succeeding Annelien Bredenoord. She has been professor of health, behaviour and society at Tilburg University since 2017, and previously served as vice-rector magnificus on its board of directors from November 2020 until October 2024.
