Premio Internacional de Geografía "Vautrin Lud", "El Nobel de Geografía"
Creado en 1991, es el premio más alto que se puede obtener en el campo de la geografía. El premio lleva el nombre del erudito francés Vautrin Lud (Siglo XVI). El premio se otorga cada año en el otoño en el Festival Internacional de Geografía en Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Francia (la ciudad natal de Vatrin Lud) y decidido por una comite internacional.
The Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud (Colloquialised as Prix Vautrin Lud or the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize) established in 1991, it is the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography. The award is modelled on the Nobel Prize it is considered and colloquially called the "Nobel Prize for Geography. The award is named after the 16th Century French scholar Vautrin Lud who is credited with naming the New World America afterAmerigo Vespucci. The award is given in the autumn of each year at the International Geography Festival in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France (the home town of Vatrin Lud) and decided upon by a five person international.
Biography of Geographers (Nobel Prize for Geography)
Peter Haggett, UK, 1991
Torsten Hägerstrand and Gilbert F. White, Sweden and USA, 1992
Peter Gould USA, 1993
Milton Santos, Brazil,1994
David Harvey, UK, 1995
Roger Brunet and Paul Claval, France, 1996
Jean-Bernard Racine, Switzerland, 1997
Doreen Massey, UK, 1998
Ron J. Johnston, UK, 1999
Yves Lacoste, France, 2000
Sir Peter Hall, UK, 2001
Bruno Messerli, Switzerland, 2002
Allen J. Scott, USA, 2003
Philippe Pinchemel, France, 2004
Brian J. L. Berry, USA, 2005
Heinz Wanner, Switzerland, 2006
Mike Goodchild, UK, 2007
Horacio Capel Sáez, Spain, 2008
Terry McGee, Canada, 2009
Denise Pumain, France, 2010
Antoine Bailly, Switzerland, 2011
Yi-Fu Tuan, China-USA, 2012
Mike Batty, UK, 2013
Biography of prominent geographers
Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, Alemania, 1769 - 1859),
Karl Ritter (Quedlinburg, 1779 - 1859, Berlín)
Jacques Élisée Reclus, (Sainte Foy la Grande, Gironda, Francia, 1830 - Torhout, Bélgica, 1905)
Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (Carlsruhe, Silecia, 1833 – 1905)
Francisco Díaz Covarrubias (Xalapa, Veracruz, 1833 - París, Francia, 1889)
Friedrich Ratzel (Karlsruhe, 1844 - Ammerland, 1904)
Paul Vidal de La Blache (Pézenas, Francia, 1845 - Tamaris-sur-Mer, 1918)
Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, (París, 1858 - 1924)
Ellen Churchill Semple (Louisville, Kentucky, 1863 – West Palm Beach, Florida, 1932)
Jean Brunhes, (Toulouse, 1869 - Boulogne-Billancourt, 1930)
Emili Huguet i Serratacó (Granollers, Barcelona, 1871 - Rabat, Marruecos, 1951)
Albert Demangeon (Cormeilles, Eure, 1872-París, 1940)
Emmanuel Martonne ( Chabris, Indre, 1873 - Sceaux, 1955)
Isaiah Bowman (Waterloo, Ontario, 1878 - Baltimore, Maryland, 1950)
Emili Huguet i Serratacó (Granollers, Barcelona, 1871 - Rabat, Marruecos, 1951)
Albert Demangeon (Cormeilles, Eure, 1872-París, 1940)
Emmanuel Martonne ( Chabris, Indre, 1873 - Sceaux, 1955)
Isaiah Bowman (Waterloo, Ontario, 1878 - Baltimore, Maryland, 1950)
Carl Ortwin Sauer (Warrenton, Missouri, 1889 – Berkeley, 1975)
Walter Christaller (Calw, Alemania, 1893 - Königstein im Taunus, Alemania, 1969).
Carl Troll (Gabersee, Baviera, 1899 - Bonn, 1975)
Fred K. Schaefer (Berlin, 1904 - Iowa City, 1953)
Manuel de Terán Álvarez (Madrid, 1904 - 1984)
Pierre George (París, 1909 - Châtenay-Malabry, 2006)
Jorge Hernández Millares (Gran Canaria, 1911 - México, 1966)
José Manuel Casas Torres (Valencia, 1916 - Madrid, 2010)
Jacqueline Beaujeu-Garnier (París, 1917 - 1995)
Max Derruau ( 1920, Capestang, Francia - 2004)
Joaquín Bosque Maurel (Zaragoza, 1924 -)
Joan Vilà i Valentí (Sallent, Bages 1925-)
María Teresa Gutiérrez de MacGregor, (Ciudad de México, 1927 - )
Raúl Rey Balmaceda (Buenos Aires, 1930 - 1998)
Pedro Cunill Grau (Santiago de Chile, 1935 -)
Reginald George Golledge (Dungog, New South Wales, 1937- Goleta, California, 2009)
