President

Prof. Dr. Mary Helen Dupree, Georgetown University

Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Thomas Martinec, Universität Regensburg

Treasurer

Prof. Dr. Mary Bricker, Southern Illinois University

Conferences

Prof. Dr. Francien Markx, George Mason University

Webmaster

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Fine, Brown University

Board Members

Prof. Dr. Carl Niekerk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Immediate Past President)

Prof. Dr. Peter Gilgen, Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Willi Goetschel, University of Toronto

Prof. Dr. Heidi Schlipphacke, University of Illinois Chicago

Prof. Dr. Claudia Nitschke, Durham University

PD Dr. Christopher Meid, Universität Freiburg

Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Lessing Society since 1968

A historical watercolor painting depicting two men playing chess at a table, with a woman serving coffee in the background, and another man observing the game. The setting appears to be a 18th-century room with a bookcase, chandelier, and antique furniture.