Council

President:

Anna-Grethe Rischel (DK), 7th president

Vice president:

Patricia Engel (A)

Treasurer:

Jos de Gelas (B)

Assistant Members:

Kari Greve (N), Claude Laroque (F), Carme Sistach (E), Emanuel Wenger (A), Sylvia Albro (US), Marian Dirda (US),


Honorary presidents (ex officio members of the council, without a vote)
  1. Henk Voorn (NL 1974, died 2008), in remembrance
  2. Dr. Hans B. Kälin (CH 1984, died 2022)
  3. Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (CH 2000)
Secretary (not a member of the council)
Auditors: Henk Porck (NL), Bent Schmidt-Nielsen (DK)

Delegates of national/regional associations
Dr. Maria Stieglecker (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria),
Jos. De Gelas (Belgian Paper Historians),
Stephen R. Hill, FInstSMM, FInstPPP (BAPH = British Association of Paper Historians),
Dr. Henk J. Porck (Dutch Royal Library),
Dr. Claire Bustarret (Anthropologie de l'écriture, IIAC, CNRS-EHESS, Paris, France),
Julia Rinck (Deutsches Schrift- und Buchmuseum, Leipzig, Germany)
Paola Munafò (Istituto Centrale per la Patologia del Libro, Rome, Italy),
Dr. Maria José Santos (Paper Museum Terras de Santa Maria, Portugal),
Kari Greve (NPH=Föreningen Nordiska Pappershistoriker / Association of Scandinavian Paper Historians),
Maria del Carmen Hidalgo Brinquis (Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura, Spain),

Corresponding members
Mrs. Wang Ju Hua (China, 1986), European Research Center for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration (Austria)

Honorary members
Henri Gachet (F), Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (CH), Oriol Valls i Subirà (ES, 1965), Prof.Dr. Guido Dessauer (D), Prof.Dr. Jadwiga W. Siniarska-Czaplicka (PL, 1984), Edo G. Loeber (NL, 1984), Dr.Ing. Theo Gerardy (D, 1984), mrs. Bé van Ginneken (NL, 1986), Dr. Wisso Weiss (D, 1986), Dr. Lore Sporhan-Krempel (D, 1990), mrs. Lia Nadler (D, 1992), Hans Lenz (MEX, 1992), Jacques van Houtum (NL, 1992), Dr. Richard L. Hills (GB, 1992), Prof. Jean Irigoin (F, 1994), Dr. Wolfgang Schlieder (D, 1994), Dr. Gunnar C. Wasberg (N, 1998), Dr. John S.G. Simmons (UK, 2000), Ludwig Ritterpusch (D, 2000), Alphonse Radermecker (B, 2008), Dr. Sidney & Elaine Koretsky (USA, 2008), Suzanne Ackerson-Addor (CH, 2008), Dr. Frieder Schmidt (D,2024)


Council members, past and present
Presidents
  1. Henk Voorn (NL, 1963-74)
  2. Dr. Hans B. Kälin (CH, 1974-1984)
  3. Dr. Richard L. Hills (GB, 1984-1988)
  4. Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (CH, 1988-1998)
  5. Dr. Albert J. Elen (NL, 1998-2004)
  6. Dr. Jozef Dabrowski (PL, 2004-2008)
  7. Anna-Grethe Rischel (DK, 2008-)
Presidents posing during the IPH Congress 1990 in Belgium, from right to left:
3rd President Dr. Richard L. Hills (1984-88), 1st President Henk Voorn (1963-74), 4th President Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (1988-98),
2nd President Dr. Hans B. Kälin (1974-84), Vice-President Georg T. Mandl (1986-97), photographed by 5th President Dr. Albert Elen
Vice presidents

Dr.Ing. Theo Gerardy (D, 1963-1976), Prof.dr. Jean Irigoin (F, 1976-1980), Dr. Leonard B. Schlosser (USA, 1980-1988), George T. Mandl (GB, 1986-1997), Dr. Frieder Schmidt (D, 1998-2002), Prof.Dr. Carlo Federici (I, 2002-2004), Jos De Gelas (B, 2004-2018), Carme Sistach (E, 2018-2021), Dr. Patricia Engel (A, 2021-).

Secretaries

Gertrud Leissner (D, 1963-1972), Hans Zimmerli (CH, 1974-76), Chantal Kaelin (CH, 1979-84), Ludwig Ritterpusch (D, 1984-2002), Ursula Reinhard (D, 2002-2006), Dr. Sabine Schachtner (D, 2006-2014), Magdalene Christ (D, 2014-2015), Anne Marquet (B, 2016-).

Treasurers

Hannes Bosschard (CH, -1979-), Berthold Moog (CH, -1981-84), Ludwig Ritterpusch (D, 1984-2003), Alphonse Radermecker (B, 2003-2012), Bruno Kehl (B, 2012-2018), Jos de Gelas (B, 2018-).

Assessors

Armin Renker (1959-60), Dr. Theo Gerardy (D, 1959-**), mrs. Toni Schulte (D, 1959-**), mrs. Lore Sporhan-Krempel (D, 1959-**), Fritz Blaser (CH, 1959-**), Henk Voorn (NL, 1959-63), Dr. Wisso Weiss (GDR, 1959-76-), Pierre Schmidt (F, 196*-**), Willy Godenne (B, 196*-**), Prof. Jean Irigoin (F, 1963-76), Prof.dr. Ove K. Nordstrand (DK, 1963-79), Dr. John S.G. Simmons (GB, 1963-72), mrs. Bé van Ginneken-van de Kasteele (NL, -1974-**), Oriol Valls i Subirà (ES, 196*-79-), Charles Moïse Briquet (CH, -1972-), Prof.dr. Albert Gruijs (NL, -1979-), Dr. Richard L. Hills (GB, -1979-84), Dr. Leonard B. Schlosser (USA, 1979-84), mrs. Prof.dr. Jadwiga Siniarska-Czaplicka (PL, -1979-), Kurt K. Karlsson (SF, -1980-88), Dr. Marianne Bockelkamp (F, 1981-83), Nicola Milano fu Filippo (I, 199*), Ir. Jacques van Houtum (NL, 1981-92), Jenny Brosnan Hudson (1988-92), Prof. Peter Isaac (GB, 1986-**), mrs. Lia Nadler (D, 198*-1994), Dr. Gunnar C. Wasberg (N, 198*-94), Alphonse-F. Radermecker (B, 1988-90), Dr. Albert J. Elen (NL, 1988-94), Eva Ziesche (D, 1990-94), mrs. Elly Cockx-Indestege (B, 1994-98), Dr. Marie-Hélène Reynaud (F, 1992-96), Dr. Richard L. Hills (1990-98), Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (CH, 1998-2000), Bozena Schweizer-Makowska (PL, 2002-2006), Victoria Rabal (2002-2008), Dipl.Kfm. Stefan Feyerabend (D, -2012) Anna-Grethe Rischel (DK, 2006-2008), Göran Wohlfahrt (2006-2010), Peter Reinhard (D, 1984-2018), Dr. Claire Bustarret (F, 2008-2022), Dr. Denis Peaucelle (F, 2008-2018), Emanuel Wenger (A, 2012-), Franco Mariani (I, 2012-2018), Giorgio Pellegrini (I, 2012-2018), Carme Sistach (E, 2018-), Kari Greve (N, 2018-), Sylvia Albro (2018-), Marian Dirda (2018-), Patricia Engel (2021-), Claude Laroque (2022-).

Editors of IPH's periodical Paper History (discontinued 2003-2009)

Henk Voorn (NL, 196*-7*), Dr. Hans B. Kälin (CH, -1984), Henk Voorn (1984-89), Jenny Brosnan Hudson (GB, 1991-92), Dr. Dorothea Eimert (D, 1993-96), Magdalene Christ and Dr. Sabine Schachtner (D, 1996-98), Annette Späth (D, 1998-2003), Anna-Grethe Rischel (DK, 2009-2018), Dr. Patricia Engel (A, 2019 - 2024), Aude Argouse (Chile, 2019-) and Silvia Hufnagel (A, 2024- )

Webmasters

Dr. Peter F. Tschudin (1997-1998), Dr. Albert J. Elen (1998-2013), Emanuel Wenger (2013-).


Addresses and phone numbers

President: Anna-Grethe Rischel, Stenhoejgaardsvej 57, DK 3460 Birkeroed, Denmark, tel. +45 24 60 28 60
Treasurer: Jos de Gelas, Begijnbosstraat 60, BE-1653 Dworp, Belgium, tel. +32 471 87 25