| Vautrin Lud Prize | |
| Awarded For: | Awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of geography |
| Holder Label: | No. of laureates |
| Holder: | 33 Prizes to 35 Laureates |
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 . 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.
| Name | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Haggett | UK | 1991 |
| Torsten Hägerstrand and Gilbert F. White | Sweden and US | 1992 |
| Peter Gould | US | 1993 |
| Milton Santos | Brazil | 1994 |
| David Harvey | UK | 1995 |
| Roger Brunet and | 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 | US | 2003 |
| Philippe Pinchemel | France | 2004 |
| Brian J. L. Berry | US | 2005 |
| Heinz Wanner | Switzerland | 2006 |
| Mike Goodchild | UK | 2007 |
| Spain | 2008 | |
| Terry McGee | Canada | 2009 |
| Denise Pumain | France | 2010 |
| Antoine Bailly | Switzerland | 2011 |
| Yi-Fu Tuan | China-US | 2012 |
| Mike Batty[2] | UK | 2013 |
| Anne Buttimer | Ireland | 2014 |
| Edward Soja | US | 2015 |
| Maria Dolors García Ramón | Spain | 2016 |
| Akin Mabogunje | Nigeria | 2017 |
| Jacques Lévy | France | 2018 |
| John A. Agnew | UK-US | 2019 |
| Czech Republic | 2020 | |
| Brenda Yeoh | Singapore | 2021 |
| Michael Storper | France - US | 2022 |
| Jamie Peck | Canada - UK | 2023 |