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Honorary doctorates
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Honorary doctorates

Source: https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/honorary-doctorates/honorary-doctorates.html Parent: https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/organisation.html

Since 1897, the University of Amsterdam has been awarding honorary degrees as a way of honouring an individual’s outstanding contributions within a specific field or to society at large.

Recent honorary doctorates awarded by the UvA:

In 1932, the three-hundredth anniversary of the University of Amsterdam was celebrated in grand style, and 39 honorary doctorates were awarded. Author and journalist Anton Constandse protested against this 'inflation' in a pamphlet.