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This list of honorary degrees lists all honorary degrees, ... Honorary Doctor of Letters: Hon. Litt.D. Honorary Doctor of Liberal Arts: Hon. D.L.A.
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: Litterarum Doctor or Doctor Litterarum) also termed "Doctor of Literature" in some countries is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.) or Doctor ...
Doctor of Humane Letters. The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters ( Latin: Litterarum humanarum doctor; DHumLitt, DHL, or LHD) is an honorary degree awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to society. [1]
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa ("for the sake of the honour") or ad honorem ("to the honour"). The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be ...
This is a list of honorary degree recipients from the University of Alberta ... Olive Patricia Dickason D.Litt. (1995) Clennell Haggerston Dickins LL.D. (1967)
September 20, 2010. "Degrees of parochialism". Hindustan Times. August 26, 2010. Noam Chomsky was awarded an honorary doctorate by Calcutta University in 2001. "Distinción Doctor Honoris Causa" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. n.d. Retrieved August 8, 2019. "El Nuevo Orden Según Chomsky".
Virgil D. Hawkins was a civil rights activist who sought to integrate the University of Florida by seeking admission to the College of Law in the 1950s. Hawkins was the recipient of the University of Florida's second posthumous honorary degree. George Andrews. 2002 D.Sc.
These degrees are written before the name and are considered as professional doctorates comparable to the US Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. Doctoral degrees gained by thesis, viva voce and rigorous examination. Doctor of philosophy (Doktor filozofie – PhDr.) Doctor of natural sciences (Rerum naturalium doctor – RNDr.)