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Bruno Messerli

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Swiss geographer and university professor (1931-2019)

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Bruno Messerli was a Swiss geographer and university professor who focused on high mountains and highland-lowland linkages. He was appointed Full Professor of Geomorphology in 1968 by the University of Bern, where he taught and carried out research until his retirement in 1996.

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2010doctor honoris causa of the University of Innsbruck
2002Vautrin Lud Prize
2002Founder’s Medal
1998Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
1990Marcel Benoist Prize
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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Bruno Messerli was a Swiss geographer and university professor who focused on high mountains and highland-lowland linkages. He was appointed Full Professor of Geomorphology in 1968 by the University of Bern, where he taught and carried out research until his retirement in 1996. He contributed significantly to the inclusion of a mountain agenda, Chapter 13 - Managing Fragile Ecosystems - Sustainable Mountain Development in Agenda 21, the official action plan of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June in 1992.

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Switzerland
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2019 · aged 87
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