| 1881 | - 1885 | Heinrich Weiters |
| 1892 | - 1905 | Wilhelm Jäger |
| 1905 | - 1914 | Wilhelm Zimmer |
| 1919 | - 1949 | Karl Stein |
| 1949 | - 1955 | Willy Hinkel |
| 1955 | - 1958 | Hermann Harrassowitz |
| 1958 | - 1963 | Liv Spatz |
| 1963 | - 1966 | Hanna Mueller |
| 1966 | - 1970 | Frank Stähle |
| 1970 | - 2001 | Mechthild Müller |
| 2001 | Christof Becker | |