International Geographical Union - Presidents

Presidents

The following list contains the Senior Officers of the IGU from 1922-present:

  • 1922–24 Prince Bonaparte, France
  • 1924–28 General Vacchelli, Italy
  • 1928–31 General Bourgeois, France
  • 1931–34 Isaiah Bowman, United States
  • 1934–38 Sir Charles Close, UK
  • 1938–49 Emmanuel de Martonne, France
  • 1949–52 George B. Cressey, United States
  • 1952–56 L. Dudley Stamp, UK
  • 1956–60 Hans W. Ahlmann, Sweden
  • 1960–64 Carl Troll, Germany
  • 1964–68 Shiba P. Chatterjee, India
  • 1968–72 Stanisław Leszczycki, Poland
  • 1972–76 Jean Dresch, France
  • 1976–80 Michael J. Wise, UK
  • 1980–84 Akin L. Mabogunje, Nigeria
  • 1984–88 Peter Scott, Australia
  • 1988–92 Roland J. Fuchs United States
  • 1992–96 Herman Th. Verstappen, Netherlands
  • 1996–2000 Bruno Messerli, Switzerland
  • 2000–2004 Anne Buttimer, Ireland
  • 2004–2006 Adalberto Vallega, Italy, died in office
  • 2006–2008 José Palacio-Prieto, Mexico, acting
  • 2008–present Ronald Francis Abler, United States

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