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Akin Mabogunje

Nigerian geographer · Nigeria · On the map · Academics · Lived 1931 to 2022 · aged 90

Akinlawon Ladipo "Akin" Mabogunje was a Nigerian geographer. He was the first African president of the International Geographical Union. In 1999, he was the first African to be elected as a Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences.

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2022Died4 August 20222017Vautrin Lud PrizeAward1997Distinguished Africanist AwardAward1992Roll of HonorAward1985Anders Retzius MedalAward1980Nigerian National Order of Merit AwardAward1972David Livingstone Centenary MedalAward1931Born18 October 1931

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Vautrin Lud Prize2017
Distinguished Africanist Award1997
Roll of Honor1992
Anders Retzius Medal1985
Nigerian National Order of Merit Award1980
David Livingstone Centenary Medal1972
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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In 2017, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Vautrin Lud Prize.

Country
Nigeria
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2022 · aged 90

The same award as Akin

Ulf HannerzBoth received Anders Retzius MedalRon JohnstonBoth received Vautrin Lud PrizeJacqueline Beaujeu-GarnierBoth received Roll of HonorMichael Frank GoodchildBoth received Vautrin Lud PrizeAllan PredBoth received Anders Retzius MedalVeena DasBoth received Anders Retzius Medal