Vautrin Lud Prize

Vautrin Lud Prize
Vautrin Lud Prize
	Michael Batty being awarded the 2013 Vautrin Lud Prize
Awarded for	Awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of geography
Presented by	An independent, five person jury;
First awarded	1991; 33 years ago;
No. of laureates	33 Prizes to 35 Laureates as of 2024

The Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud, known in English as the Vautrin Lud Prize, is the highest award in the field of geography.^[1] Established in 1991, the award is named after the 16th Century French scholar Vautrin Lud [fr]. 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 Vautrin Lud) and decided upon by a five-person international jury.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "U. T. Dallas' Brian Berry to Receive World's Top Honor for Geographers". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

[utdallas.edu-1] "U. T. Dallas' Brian Berry to Receive World's Top Honor for Geographers". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

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