Vautrin Lud Prize

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| name = Vautrin Lud Prize

| image = FIG 2013 Remise prix Vautrin Lud à Michael Batty 03.jpg

| caption=Michael Batty being awarded the 2013 Vautrin Lud Prize

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| awarded_for = Awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of geography

| presenter = {{Plainlist|

• An independent, five person jury

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| year = {{Flatlist|

• {{start date and age|1991}}

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| holder_label = No. of laureates

| holder = 33 Prizes to 35 Laureates {{As of|2024|lc=y}}

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The Prix International de Géographie Vautrin-Lud, known in English as the Vautrin Lud Prize, is the highest award in the field of geography.{{Cite web |url=http://www.utdallas.edu/news/archive/2005/berry-lud.html |title=U. T. Dallas’ Brian Berry to Receive World’s Top Honor for Geographers |access-date=2008-01-09 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184345/http://www.utdallas.edu/news/archive/2005/berry-lud.html |url-status=dead }} Established in 1991, the award is named after the 16th Century French scholar {{ill|Vautrin Lud|fr}}, who first named, in 1507, the new continent explored by Amerigo Vespucci "America". 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.