Paul Claval#
| Membership Number: | 580 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Present and Previous Positions
- Emeritus professor since 1998
- 1973 - 1998 Professor at the University of Paris-IV (Paris-Sorbonne)
- 1972 - 1973 Professor at the University of Paris-XIII (Paris-Nord)
- 1970 - 1972 Professor at the University of Besançon
- 1960 - 1970 Lecturer at the University of Besançon
- 1955 - 1960 Teacher in Secondary Schools
Fields of Scholarship
- Economic Geography
- Historical Geography
- Geography
Honours and Awards
- 2004 Lauréat d'honneur of the International Geographical Union
- 1996 Vautrin Lud Prize
- Doctor honoris causa of the Universities of Geneva (1980), Trieste (1997), Trente (1998), Buenos Aires (1999), Tsukuba (1999), Rome (2001) and Montréal (2008)
- 1992 Founder of the journal "Géographie et cultures"
