List of rectores magnifici 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:
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| 1880-1881 | Abraham Kuyper | 
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| 1881-1882 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers | 
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| 1882-1883 | Ph.J. Hoedemaker | 
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| 1883-1884 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius | 
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| 1884-1885 | F.W.J. Dilloo | 
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| 1885-1886 | Jan Woltjer | 
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| 1886-1887 | Alexander de Savornin Lohman | 
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| 1887-1888 | Abraham Kuyper | 
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| 1888-1889 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
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| 1889-1890 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
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| 1890-1891 | Jan Woltjer |
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| 1891-1892 | Abraham Kuyper | 
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| 1892-1893 | Alexander de Savornin Lohman |
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| 1893-1894 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
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| 1894-1895 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
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| 1895-1896 | Jan Woltjer |
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| 1896-1897 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink | 
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| 1897-1898 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
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| 1898-1899 | Abraham Kuyper | 
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| 1899-1900 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
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| 1900-1901 | Jan Woltjer |
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| 1901-1902 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
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| 1902-1903 | Herman Huber Kuyper | 
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| 1903-1904 | Herman Bavinck | 
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| 1904-1905 | Petrus Biesterveld | 
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| 1905-1906 | Frederik Lodewijk Rutgers |
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| 1906-1907 | Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius |
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| 1907-1908 | Jan Woltjer |
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| 1908-1909 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
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| 1909-1910 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
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| 1910-1911 | Herman Bavinck |
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| 1911-1912 | Robert Herman Woltjer | 
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| 1912-1913 | A. Anema | 
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| 1913-1914 | P.A. Diepenhorst | 
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| 1914-1915 | Cornelis van Gelderen | 
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| 1915-1916 | Leendert Bouman | 
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| 1916-1917 | P.A.E. Sillevis Smitt | 
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| 1917-1918 | Frederik Willem Grosheide | .jpg)
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| 1918-1919 | G.H.J.W.J. Geesink |
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| 1919-1920 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
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| 1920-1921 | Robert Herman Woltjer |
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| 1921-1922 | A. Anema |
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| 1922-1923 | P.A. Diepenhorst | 
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| 1923-1924 | Cornelis van Gelderen |
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| 1924-1925 | Leendert Bouman |
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| 1925-1926 | Frederik Willem Grosheide |
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| 1926-1927 | Adriaan Goslinga | ||
| 1927-1928 | A.A. van Schelven | 
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| 1928-1929 | G.Ch. Aalders | 
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| 1929-1930 | Henk Pos | 
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| 1930-1931 | Herman Huber Kuyper |
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| 1931-1932 | Herman Dooyeweerd | 
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| 1932-1933 | Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven | 
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| 1933-1934 | V.H. Rutgers | 
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| 1934-1935 | Jacobus Wille | ||
| 1935-1936 | Lammert van der Horst | 
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| 1936-1937 | Jan Waterink | 
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| 1937-1938 | Gerardus J. Sizoo | .jpg)
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| 1938-1939 | Jurjen Koksma | 
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| 1939-1940 | Alexander Sizoo | 
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| 1940-1942 | V.H. Rutgers |
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| 1942-1943 | Doede Nauta | 
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| 1943-1945 | Jacobus Oranje | 
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| 1945-1946 | Jan Coops | 
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| 1946-1947 | Robert Herman Woltjer |
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| 1947-1948 | Pieter Diepenhorst |
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| 1948-1949 | Frederik Willem Grosheide |
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| 1949-1950 | Gerhard Charles Aalders |
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| 1950-1951 | Herman Dooyeweerd |
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| 1951-1952 | Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven |
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| 1952-1953 | Gerardus J. Sizoo |
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| 1953-1954 | Jurjen Koksma |
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| 1954-1955 | Jan Waterink |
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| 1955-1956 | Doede Nauta |
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| 1956-1957 | W.H. Gispen | ||
| 1957-1958 | G.H.A. Grosheide F. Wzn | 
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| 1958-1959 | Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer | 
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| 1959-1960 | Koos Verdam | 
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| 1960-1961 | Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst | .jpg)
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| 1961-1962 | Hendrik Smitskamp | ||
| 1962-1963 | Gaius de Gaay Fortman | .jpg)
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| 1963-1964 | Folkert de Roos | 
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| 1964-1965 | Reinier Schippers | 
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| 1965-1972 | Gaius de Gaay Fortman |
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| 1972-1976 | Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst |
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| 1976-1977 | Job de Ruiter | .jpg)
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| 1978 | Dick Schenkeveld | .jpg)
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| 1979-1983 | Hendrik Verheul | 
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| 1983-1987 | Piet Drenth | 
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| 1987-1993 | Cees Datema | ||
| 1993-1997 | Egbert Boeker | .jpg)
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| 1997-2006 | Taede Sminia | 
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| 2006-2013 | Lex Bouter | ||
| 2013-2015 | Frank van der Duyn Schouten | ||
| 2015-2021 | Vinod Subramaniam | 
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| 2022- | Jeroen Geurts | 
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Publication
- A.Th. van Deursen: The distinctive character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005. A commemorative history. Grand Rapids, Michigan, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008. ISBN 9780802862518