Walther Manshard#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 527 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://archive.unu.edu/history/manshard.html |
Walther Manshard passed away March 22, 2023.
Positions Held
- Emeritus Professor of Geograṗhy at the University of Freiburg, Germany
- 1976 - 1984 Secretary General of the International Geographical Union
- 1975 - 1980 Vice-Rector of the United Nations University
- 1970 - 1973 Director of UNESCO's Environmental Programme
Fields of Scholarship
- Tropical agriculture
- Urban and rural land use
- Land and resource use of the tropics (especially Africa)
Honours and Awards
- 1992 IGU Lauréat d'Honneur
- Member of the International Geographical Union
