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Presidents of the Royal Society
17th century Presidents
18th century Presidents
19th century Presidents
20th century Presidents
21st century Presidents
Below is a list of the Presidents of the Royal Society from its foundation in 1660. The location of their deposited papers, where known, are also available. The Sackler Archive Resource is an invaluable resource of biographical information on past Fellows, including the Presidents of the Royal Society from 1660 onwards. 17th century Presidents  1662-1677 William, Viscount Brouncker
1677-1680 Sir Joseph Williamson
1680-1682 Sir Christopher Wren
1682-1683 Sir John Hoskins , Bart
1683-1684 Sir Cyril Wyche
1684-1686 Samuel Pepys
1686-1689 John, Earl of Carbery (Lord Vaughan)
1689-1690 Thomas, Earl of Pembroke , KG
1690-1695 Sir Robert Southwell
1695-1698 Charles Montagu (afterwards Earl of Halifax, KG)
18th century Presidents  1698-1703 John, Lord Somers
1703-1727 Sir Isaac Newton
1727-1741 Sir Hans Sloane, Bart
1741-1752 Martin Folkes
1752-1764 George, Earl of Macclesfield
1764-1768 James, Earl of Morton (Lord Aberdour)
1768-1768 James (afterwards Sir James) Burrow
1768-1772 James West
1772-1772 James (afterwards Sir James) Burrow 1772-1778 Sir John Pringle, Bart
19th century Presidents  1778-1820 Sir Joseph Banks, Bart, PC
1820-1820 William Hyde Wollaston
1820-1827 Sir Humphry Davy, Bart
1827-1830 Davies Gilbert (formerly Giddy)
1830-1838 HRH The Duke of Sussex
1838-1848 Joshua Alwyne Compton, Marquess of Northampton
1848-1854 William Parsons, Earl of Rosse
1854-1858 John, Lord Wrottesley
1858-1861 Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, Bart
1861-1871 Sir Edward Sabine, KCB
1871-1873 Sir George Biddell Airy, KCB
1873-1878 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, OM, GCSI
1878-1883 William Spottiswoode
1883-1885 Thomas Henry Huxley, PC
1885-1890 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart.
1890-1895 Lord Kelvin (Sir William Thomson), PC, OM
1895-1900 Lord Lister, PC, OM
20th century Presidents  1900-1905 Sir William Huggins, OM, KCB
1905-1908 John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, PC, OM
1908-1913 Sir Archibald Geikie, OM, KCB
1913-1915 Sir William Crookes, OM
1915-1920 Sir Joseph John Thomson, OM
1920-1925 Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE
1925-1930 Ernest, Lord Rutherford of Nelson, OM
1930-1935 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, OM
1935-1940 Sir William Henry Bragg, OM, KBE
1940-1945 Sir Henry (Hallett) Dale, OM, GBE
1945-1950 Sir Robert Robinson, OM
1950-1955 Edgar Douglas Adrian (afterwards Lord Adrian, of Cambridge), OM
1955-1960 Sir Cyril (Norman) Hinshelwood, OM
1960-1965 Sir Howard (Walter) Florey (afterwards Lord Florey, of Adelaide and Marston), OM
1965-1970 Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (afterwards Lord Blackett, of Chelsea), OM, CH
1970-1975 Sir Alan (Lloyd) Hodgkin, OM, KBE
1975-1980 Alexander Robertus Todd, Lord Todd, of Trumpington, OM
1980-1985 Sir Andrew (Fielding) Huxley, OM
1985-1990 George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM
1990-1995 Sir Michael Atiyah, OM
1995-2000 Sir Aaron Klug, OM
21st century Presidents 2000-2005 Lord (Robert) May of Oxford, OM AC Kt
2005-2010 Lord (Martin) Rees of Ludlow, Kt
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