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From the same wikipedia article: 1996: Honorary doctorate from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology [85] 2001: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Gl
by roadnottaken 16y ago
From the same wikipedia article:
1996: Honorary doctorate from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology [85]
2001: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Glasgow [89]
2003: Honorary doctorate, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel [91]
2004: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad Nacional de Salta. [92]
2007: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad de Los Angeles de Chimbote.
2007: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Pavia [93]
2008: Honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, in Peru
2009: Honorary doctorate, from Lakehead University [94][95]
RTFA :)
- cgray4 16y agoI don't think an honorary doctorate entitles one to be referred to as Dr. In fact, most people with doctorates that I know would rather not be referred to as Dr. In the case of this article, it seems like the author is trying to be overly-formal in the manner of a Keith Olbermann rant.
- yahelc 16y agoSeems like he's referred to frequently as 'Dr. Stallman', including on gnu.org. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Dr.+Stallman%22+site%3Agnu.org&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Dr....
- cgray4 16y agoYuck.
- cookiecaper 16y agoWhile I know that the regular practice is to refrain from calling recipients of honorary doctorates "doctor", I think that in some cases it's reasonable. Stallman is definitely more deserving of the title than many "real" Dr.s that you'd find. Maybe universities need a new class of degree called "honorary doctorate and we mean it for this guy".
- vacri 16y agoMy old supervisor hated using 'Dr' for PhDs and said that the only use the honorific had for him was in getting a nicer table at a restaurant.
- 3am 16y agoOther people who have honorary doctorates: Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, and Oprah. (edit: and Bob Barker, Tim Allen... obviously, RMS has accomplished more than many PhDs, but you shouldn't refer to a holder of an honorary doctorate as "Dr.")