Doctor of Letters
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A Doctor of Letters, also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is the holder of a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as
Bahram Beyzai, dressed in a traditional University of St. Andrews black cassock, having just received a D.Litt. honoris causa, June 2017
Mark Twain (right), wearing the full-dress gown of a University of Oxford Doctor of Letters. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters in 1907.
Honorary degree
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An honorary degree or degree honoris causa is an academic degree, typically a doctorate, conferred without examination to recognise the honoree's achievements and contributions to society. These are n
Doctor of Letters
…research, or other scientific work of the highest caliber. In addition to being awarded as an earned degree, this doctorate is also conferred as an honoris causa to recognize one's lifetime of excellence in a particular humanistic, cultural, or artistic field, or other notable contributions to society. When…
The honoris causa doctorate received by Jimmy Wales from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands (2015)
John Cundill, the first graduate of Durham University, wearing the hood of the honorary DD conferred at the university's jubilee.
Winston Churchill, wearing the robes of his honorary DCL Oxon to receive an honorary LLD from Harvard.