Georgy Lappo

Georgy Lappo
Георгий Лаппо
Born(1923-04-18)18 April 1923
Died(2020-10-09)October 9, 2020 (aged 97)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeKhovanskoye Cemetery
CitizenshipRussian
Alma materMoscow State University
OccupationGeographer
Scientific career
InstitutionsIGRAN
MSU Faculty of Geography
Academic advisorsNikolay Baransky
Yulian Saushkin
Issak Mayergoyz
Notable studentsPavel Polian
Sergei Tarkhov

Georgy Mikhailovich Lappo (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Лаппо; April 18, 1923, Lgov - October 9, 2020, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian urban geographer. Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1975), professor (1988). He is honorary Member of the Russian Geographical Society. Honored Scientist of Russia (1998), laureate of various awards, among them the USSR State Prize (1987).