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.
Photos 2
Awards 7
In their orbit 1
Connected to Akin 6
Ulf HannerzAlso won Anders Retzius Medal
Georges Nzongola-NtalajaAlso won Distinguished Africanist Award
Femi OsofisanAlso won Nigerian National Order of Merit AwardBassett MaguireAlso won David Livingstone Centenary Medal
Ron JohnstonAlso won Vautrin Lud PrizeAbout this person
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. In 2017, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Vautrin Lud Prize.
NigeriaFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.