Previous Executive Committees

Provisional International Crystallographic Committee, 1946 - 1948

President

• P.P. Ewald (UK)

General Secretary

• R.C. Evans (UK)

Members

• M.J. Buerger (USA)
• D. Harker (USA)
• J.A.A. Ketelaar (The Netherlands)
• C. Mauguin (France)
• A.V. Shubnikov (USSR)
• W.H. Taylor (UK)

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Executive Committee elected at First General Assembly, 1948, Harvard, USA

President

• Sir Lawrence Bragg (UK)

Vice-Presidents

• A. Westgren (Sweden)
• R.W.G. Wyckoff (USA)

General Secretary

• R.C. Evans (UK)

Editor Acta Cryst.

• P.P. Ewald (UK)

Members

• M.J. Buerger (USA)
• A.L. Patterson (USA)
• J. Wyart (France)

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Executive Committee elected at Second General Assembly, 1951, Stockholm, Sweden

President

• J.M. Bijvoet (The Netherlands)

Vice-Presidents

• G. Hägg (Sweden)
• J. Wyart (France)

General Secretary

• R.C. Evans (UK)

Editor Acta Cryst.

• P.P. Ewald (USA)

Members

• J.D. Bernal (UK)
• Sir K.S. Krishnan (India)
• E. Onorato (Italy)
• A.L. Patterson (USA)

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Executive Committee elected at Third General Assembly, 1954, Paris, France

President

• R.W.G. Wyckoff (USA)

Vice-Presidents

• P.P. Ewald (USA)
• G. Hägg (Sweden)

General Secretary

• D.W. Smits (The Netherlands)

Members

• J.D. Bernal (UK)
• N.V. Belov (USSR)
• A. Guinier (France)
• A. Tovborg Jensen (Denmark)
• C.H. MacGillavry (The Netherlands)
• A.J.C. Wilson (UK)

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Executive Committee elected at Fourth General Assembly, 1957, Montreal, Canada

President

• J. Wyart (France)

Vice-Presidents

• P.P. Ewald (USA)
• N.V. Belov (USSR)

General Secretary

• D.W. Smits (The Netherlands)

Retiring President

• R.W.G. Wyckoff (USA)

Members

• O.C.A. Bastiansen (Norway)
• A. Guinier (France)
• F.H. Laves (Switzerland)
• C.H. MacGillavry (The Netherlands)
• I. Nitta (Japan)
• A.J.C. Wilson (UK)

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Executive Committee elected at Fifth General Assembly, 1960, Cambridge, UK

President

• P.P. Ewald (USA)

Vice-Presidents

• N.V. Belov (USSR)
• Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (UK)

General Secretary

• D.W. Smits (The Netherlands)

Retiring President

• J. Wyart (France)

Members

• W.H. Barnes (Canada)
• O.C.A. Bastiansen (Norway)
• F.H. Laves (Switzerland)
• I. Nitta (Japan)
• B.E. Warren (USA)
• G.S. Zhdanov (USSR)

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Executive Committee elected at Sixth General Assembly, 1963, Rome, Italy

President

• J.D. Bernal (UK)

Vice-Presidents

• Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (UK)
• I. Nitta (Japan)

General Secretary

• D.W. Smits (The Netherlands)

Retiring President

• P.P. Ewald (USA)

Members

• W.H. Barnes (Canada)
• J.M. Cowley (Australia)
• H. Curien (France)
• H. Jagodzinski (Germany, Fed Rep)
• B.E. Warren (USA)
• G.S. Zhdanov (USSR)

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Executive Committee elected at Seventh General Assembly, 1966, Moscow, USSR

President

• N.V. Belov (USSR)

Vice-Presidents

• I. Nitta (Japan)
• B.E. Warren (USA)

General Secretary

• G. Boom (The Netherlands)

Treasurer

• D.W.J. Cruickshank (UK)

Retiring President

• Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (UK)

Just before the Seventh General Assembly in 1966, the then President, J.D. Bernal, resigned for reasons of health. In accordance with By-Law 2.3 (version after amendation by the Sixth General Assembly), Dame Kathleen Lonsdale assumed the office of President until the close of the Seventh General Assembly.

Members

• J.M. Cowley (Australia)
• H. Curien (France)
• H. Jagodzinski (Germany, Fed Rep)
• A. Línek (Czechoslovakia)
• A.M. Liquori (Italy)
• W.H. Zachariasen (USA)

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Executive Committee elected at Eighth General Assembly, 1969, Stony Brook, USA

President

• A. Guinier (France)

Vice-Presidents

• F. Laves (Switzerland)
• B.E. Warren (USA)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• D.W.J. Cruickshank (UK)

G. Boom, who had been re-elected General Secretary at the Eighth General Assembly, resigned as from 3 April 1970. The Executive Committee recombined the offices of General Secretary and Treasurer and appointed D.W.J. Cruickshank, who had been re-elected Treasurer at the Eighth General Assembly, to this joint office as from 3 April 1970.

Immediate Past President

• N.V. Belov (USSR)

Members

• D. Hodgkin (UK)
• N. Kato (Japan)
• A. Línek (Czechoslovakia)
• A. McL. Mathieson (Australia)
• B.K. Vainshtein (USSR)
• W.H. Zachariasen (USA)

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Executive Committee elected at Ninth General Assembly, 1972, Kyoto, Japan

President

• D. Hodgkin (UK)

Vice-President

• H. Jagodzinski (Germany, Fed Rep)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S.E. Rasmussen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• A. Guinier (France)

Members

• N. Kato (Japan)
• K. Lukaszewicz (Poland)
• A. Magnéli (Sweden)
• A. McL. Mathieson (Australia)
• D.P. Shoemaker (USA)
• B.K. Vainshtein (USSR)

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Executive Committee elected at Tenth General Assembly, 1975, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

President

• A. Magnéli (Sweden)

Vice-President

• B.K. Vainshtein (USSR)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S.E. Rasmussen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• D. Hodgkin (UK)

Members

• F.R. Ahmed (Canada)
• E.F. Bertaut (France)
• K. Kuchitsu (Japan)
• K. Lukaszewicz (Poland)
• S. Ramaseshan (India)
• D.P. Shoemaker (USA)

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Executive Committee elected at Eleventh General Assembly, 1978, Warsaw, Poland

President

• N. Kato (Japan)

Vice-President

• A.J.C. Wilson (UK)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S.E. Rasmussen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• A. Magnéli (Sweden)

Members

• F.R. Ahmed (Canada)
• E.F. Bertaut (France)
• J. Karle (USA)
• H. Neels (German Dem Rep)
• S. Ramaseshan (India)
• V.I. Simonov (USSR)

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Executive Committee elected at Twelfth General Assembly, 1981, Ottawa, Canada

President

• J. Karle (USA)

Vice-President

• S. Ramaseshan (India)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• K.V.J. Kurki-Suonio (Finland)

Immediate Past President

• N. Kato (Japan)

Members

• S. Amelinckx (Belgium)
• Th. Hahn (Germany, Fed Rep)
• M. Nardelli (Italy)
• H. Neels (German Dem Rep)
• V.I. Simonov (USSR)
• M.M. Woolfson (UK)

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Executive Committee elected at Thirteenth General Assembly, 1984, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany

President

• Th. Hahn (Germany, Fed Rep)

Vice-President

• V.I. Simonov (USSR)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• K.V.J. Kurki-Suonio (Finland)

Immediate Past President

• J. Karle (USA)

Members

• A. Authier (France)
• R. Diamond (UK)
• A. Kálmán (Hungary)
• E.N. Maslen (Australia)
• M. Nardelli (Italy)
• Y.-q. Tang (China, People's Rep)

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Executive Committee elected at Fourteenth General Assembly, 1987, Perth, Australia

President

• M. Nardelli (Italy)

Vice-President

• Y.-q. Tang (China, People's Rep)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• A.I. Hordvik (Norway)

Immediate Past President

• Th. Hahn (Germany, Fed Rep)

Members

• A. Authier (France)
• P. Coppens (USA)
• R. Diamond (UK)
• A. Kálmán (Hungary)
• E.N. Maslen (Australia)
• V.I. Simonov (USSR)

S.A. Semiletov was elected to serve for the period 1987-1993. However, he died in mid 1989. The Executive Committee co-opted V.I. Simonov to fill the vacancy thus created until the next General Assembly, in 1990, when an election was held to fill the vacancy.

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Executive Committee elected at Fifteenth General Assembly, 1990, Bordeaux, France

President

• A. Authier (France)

Vice-President

• A. Kálmán (Hungary)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• A.I. Hordvik (Norway)

Immediate Past President

• M. Nardelli (Italy)

Members

• R. Chidambaram (India)
• P.W. Codding (Canada)
• P. Coppens (USA)
• R.Diamond (UK)
• J. Harada (Japan)
• Yu.T. Struchkov (USSR/Russia)

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Executive Committee elected at Sixteenth General Assembly, 1993, Beijing, People's Republic of China

President

• P. Coppens (USA)

Vice-President

• Yu. T. Struchkov (Russia)

Professor Yu. T. Struchkov died in 1995. The Executive Committee appointed Dr R. Chidambaram as Vice-President until the close of the next General Assembly .

General Secretary and Treasurer

• A.I. Hordvik (Norway)

Professor A.I. Hordvik died in 1995. The Executive Committee appointed Professor S. Larsen as General Secretary and Treasurer until the close of the next General Assembly .

Immediate Past President

• A. Authier (France)

Members

• E.N. Baker (New Zealand)
• R. Chidambaram (India)
• P.W. Codding (Canada)
• J. Harada (Japan)
  
• M. Hart (UK)
• H. Schenk (The Netherlands)

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Executive Committee elected at Seventeenth General Assembly, 1996, Seattle, USA

President

• E.N. Baker (New Zealand)

Vice-President

• R. Chidambaram (India)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S. Larsen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• P. Coppens (USA)

Members

• L.A. Aslanov (Russia)
• J.C.A. Boeyens (South Africa)
• H. Fuess (Germany)
• M. Hart (UK)
• H. Schenk (The Netherlands)
• M. Tanaka (Japan)

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Executive Committee elected at Eighteenth General Assembly, 1999, Glasgow, UK

President

• H. Schenk (The Netherlands)

Vice-President

• M. Tanaka (Japan)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S. Larsen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• E.N. Baker (New Zealand)

Members

• L.A. Aslanov (Russia)
• J.C.A. Boeyens (South Africa)
• M.A. Carrondo (Portugal)
• W.L. Duax (USA)
• H. Fuess (Germany)
• Z. Zhang (People's Republic of China)

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Executive Committee elected at Nineteenth General Assembly, 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

President

• W.L. Duax (USA)

Vice-President

• L.A. Aslanov (Russia)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S. Larsen (Denmark)

Immediate Past President

• H. Schenk (The Netherlands)

Members

• M.A. Carrondo (Portugal)
• G. Heger (Germany)
• Y. Ohashi (Japan)
• I. Torriani (Brazil)
• D. Viterbo (Italy)
• Z. Zhang (People's Republic of China)

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Executive Committee elected at Twentieth General Assembly, 2005, Florence, Italy

President

• Y. Ohashi (Japan)

Vice-President

• I. Torriani (Brazil)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S. Lidin (Sweden)

Immediate Past President

• W.L. Duax (USA)

Members

• P.M. Colman (Australia)
• G.R. Desiraju (India)
• C.J. Gilmore (UK)
• G. Heger (Germany)
• C. Lecomte (France)
• D. Viterbo (Italy)

 

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Executive Committee elected at Twenty-First General Assembly, 2008, Osaka, Japan

President

• S. Larsen (France)

Vice-President

• P.M. Colman (Australia)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• S. Lidin (Sweden)

Immediate Past President

• Y. Ohashi (Japan)

Members

• E. Boldyreva (Russia)
• L.T.J. Delbaere (Canada)
• G.R. Desiraju (India)
• C.J. Gilmore (UK)
• C. Lecomte (France)
• J.M. Perez-Mato (Spain)

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Executive Committee elected at Twenty-Second General Assembly, 2011, Madrid, Spain

President

• G.R. Desiraju (India)

Vice-President

• C. Lecomte (France)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• L. Van Meervelt (Belgium)

Immediate Past President

• S. Larsen (Denmark)

Members

• E. Boldyreva (Russia)
• H.A. Dabkowska (Canada)
• W. Depmeier (Germany)
• J.M. Guss (Australia)
• M.L. Hackert (USA)
• J.M. Perez-Mato (Spain)

   

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Executive Committee elected at Twenty-Third General Assembly, 2014, Montreal, Canada

President

• M.L. Hackert (USA)

Vice-President

• A.M. Glazer (UK)

General Secretary and Treasurer

• L. Van Meervelt (Belgium)

Immediate Past President

• G.R. Desirau (India)

Members

• H.A. Dabkowska (Canada)
• W. Depmeier (Germany)
• S. Garcia-Granda (Spain
• J.M. Guss (Australia)
• R. Kuzel (Czech Republic)
• M. Takata (Japan)