FIG Honorary Members

Honorary Members

Since the lll Congress 1926 in Paris, FIG has been honouring those who have made a special contribution to FIG:

  • since 1926, by appointing Honorary Founding Members
  • since 1938, by appointing Honorary Members
  • since 1954, by appointing Honorary Presidents
  • since 1974, by awarding certificates to Honorary Members and Honorary Presidents
  • Guidelines (adopted by FIG Council 25 May 2007): Criteria for FIG Honorary Presidents and Honorary Members
Mr. G. K. (Ken) Allred, ALS, CLS, MLA
CANADA
Mr. Michael Barry
CANADA
Prof. Pedro Cavero
SPAIN
Mr. John Curdie
AUSTRALIA
Mr. Jan de Graeve
BELGIUM
Mr Stephen Djaba
GHANA
Prof. Dr. Yerach Doytsher
ISRAEL
Prof. Stig Enemark
DENMARK
Geometre-Expert Jacques Gastaldi
FRANCE
Mr. Iain Greenway
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. Matt Higgins
AUSTRALIA
Mr. John Hohol
UNITED STATES
Mr. Jerome C. (Jerry) Ives
UNITED STATES
Mr. Brent Jones
UNITED STATES
Mr. Jürg Kaufmann
SWITZERLAND
Dr. Tom Kennie
UNITED KINGDOM
Dr. Ir. Christiaan Lemmen
NETHERLANDS
Mr. Grahame Lindsay, now retired
AUSTRALIA
Mr. Tom McCulloch
CANADA
Mr. Robin McLaren
UNITED KINGDOM
Prof. Dr. Eng. Georgi Milev
BULGARIA
Mr. Helge Onsrud
NORWAY
Prof. Taichi Oshima
JAPAN
Mr. Pekka Raitanen
FINLAND
Mr Enrico Rispoli
ITALY
Prof. Dr. Volker Schwieger
GERMANY
Mr. Daniel Steudler
SWITZERLAND
Mr. Jacques Tassou, Honorary Member
FRANCE
Prof. Ir. Paul van der Molen
NETHERLANDS
Mr. Markku Villikka, Retired FIG Director
FINLAND
Prof. Ian P. Williamson
AUSTRALIA
Miss Jane Woolley
UNITED KINGDOM

 

Deceased Honorary Members
Dipl.-Ing Herbert H. Ahrens (decd.)
GERMANY
Prof. Arthur Allan (15 march 2025)
UNITED KINGDOM
Prof. Willem Baarda (decd. 2005)
NETHERLANDS
Prof. Dr Walter Bachmann (decd.)
SWITZERLAND
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Barvir (decd. 1981)
AUSTRIA
Prof. Jean-Marie Becker (decd. 2007)
SWEDEN
Boyd. T. Bernard (decd.)
UNITED STATES
George Bestor (decd.)
UNITED STATES
Mr. Alain Bourcy (decd.)
FRANCE
On. Dott. geom. Domenico Chiaramello (decd. 1986)
ITALY
Herbert C. Cole (decd.1959)
UNITED KINGDOM
Prof. Kazimierz Czarnecki († 23.8.2006)
POLAND
René Danger, Honorary Founding Member († 1959)
FRANCE
Mr. Clifford Dann (decd. 2017)
UNITED KINGDOM
Edouard de Steiger (decd. 1962)
SWITZERLAND
Mr. Robert Delbard (decd.)
FRANCE
H. R. Dütschler (decd. 2009)
SWITZERLAND
Univ. Prof. Dr-Ing. Gerhard Eichhorn (decd.)
GERMANY
Prof. Dr-Ing. Georg Ewald (decd. 1987)
GERMANY
On. Geom. Comm. Ezio Fanti (decd. 1977)
ITALY
Dr. Geom. Odoardo Fantini (decd. 1985)
ITALY
Harry Feldman (decd.)
UNITED STATES
Mr. Seppo Härmälä (decd. 2013)
FINLAND
Dr. Louis Hegg (decd. 1971)
SWITZERLAND
Mr. Ir. J.L.G.(Jo) Henssen (decd 2015)
NETHERLANDS
Dipl.-Ing. Gustav Hoellhuber (decd. 1973)
AUSTRIA
Mr. Ernst Höflinger (decd. 2001)
AUSTRIA
Prof. Dr. Andrzej J. Hopfer (15 december 2023)
POLAND
Mr. Ivan Katzarsky (22 november 2024)
BULGARIA
Sir Alexander H. Killick (decd. 1975)
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. Milan Klimes (decd. 2012)
CZECH REPUBLIC
Mr. Léon Marstboom (decd.)
BELGIUM
Dipl.-Ing. Richard Meyer (decd. 2007)
GERMANY
Mr. René Perrin (decd.)
FRANCE
Rosemary J. Rowles (decd. 2006)
UNITED KINGDOM
Miss Edna M. Rutland (decd.)
UNITED KINGDOM
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Schmitt (decd.)
GERMANY
Ken Simpson (decd.)
SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Jim Smith (decd. 12 august 2021)
UNITED KINGDOM
Dr. Robert Steel (decd.)
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. John van den Berg (decd.)
FINLAND
Geometre-Expert André Wantz (decd.)
FRANCE
Mr. C. W. (Wally) Youngs (decd. 12 june 2021)
CANADA