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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation honoris causa (by reason of honor)
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I agree that h.c. needs reform, but it should at least get an up or down vote.
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I was honored by the University of Nebraska in 1998 with a Doctor of Science (h.c.) and had the pleasure of giving a Physics colloquium at that time.
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Belgium (1997): D. Sc., h.c. University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Switzerland (1997): D. Sc., h.c. Swinburne University, Australia
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Italy (2000): D. Sc., h.c. Université de Liège, Belgium
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Society (1968), Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, 1968), Foreign Member of the American Philosophical Society (1969), D.Sc. h.c. of the Rockefeller University (1970).
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Coimbra (Portugal); Elected Foreign Member of the Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa; 1972, D.Sc. h.c.
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In 1947 he was honored with a professorship h.c. at the University of
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Hochschule Karlsruhe; Dr.rer. nat. h.c. of the University of
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For his work Staudinger received many honours and awards; to mention but a few - he is Dr.Ing. h.c. of the Technische
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