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You have things the wrong way round. The Ph.D. degree originated in Germany.
by Van_av_Ordning 14y ago
You have things the wrong way round. The Ph.D. degree originated in Germany.
- ot 14y agoYou are right, but it came to UK through US: From the United States, the Ph.D. degree spread to Canada in 1900, and then to the United Kingdom in 1917. (from Wikipedia)
- enjolras 14y agoMaybe the name Ph. D., but the Ph. D. itself is older in the USA and in Europe. There were Ph. D. in the 19th century both in Europe and in Universities like Yale or Harvard.
- Van_av_Ordning 14y agoCould you clarify? Humboldt University started granting PhDs in the early 19th century, Yale in 1861, so yes, of course there were PhDs in the 19th century.