Doctor of Letters (Latin: Litterarum doctor; D. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Litt. ; or Litt. D. ) is a university academic degree. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing
In the United Kingdom, Australia, India and certain other countries, the degree is a higher doctorate, above the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. D. ), and is issued on the basis of a long record of research and publication. The degree D. Litt. is awarded to candidates whose record of published work and research shows conspicuous ability and originality and constitutes a distinguished and sustained achievement. University committee and board approval is required, and candidates must provide documented mastery of a particular area or field.
In the United States, the degree is almost always an honorary degree often conferred to those who have contributed to the humanities and/or society. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative There are, however, a very small number of earned "D. Litt. " programs, the best known being Drew University's, and a few M. Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey. Litt. ("Master of Letters") programs, such as that at Middlebury College. Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States.
Example recipients
These are a few examples of people who have received a Doctor of Letters.
- David Malet Armstrong – Australian philosopher
- Sean Bean – British Actor honored by University of Sheffield
- Gordon Brown – Current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Eithne Bhraonáin (Enya Brennan) – Irish musician, honorary recipient of the University of Ulster
- Langston Hughes – Poet of the Harlem Renaissance, Lincoln University
- Yusuf Islam (AKA: Cat Stevens) – Musician, honorary recipient of the University of Exeter
- Eddie Izzard – English stand-up comedian and actor. David Malet Armstrong (born July 8, 1926) often D M Armstrong, is an Australian Philosopher. Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959 is an English Film and stage Actor. The University of Sheffield is a research University, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on May 17 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland, sometimes presented in The University of Ulster ( UU; Ollscoil Uladh is a multi-centre University located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the Langston Hughes (February 1 1902 &ndash May 22 1967 was an American Poet, Novelist Playwright, Short story writer and Columnist The Harlem Renaissance was named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke in 1925 Lincoln University ( LU) is America's first degree granting historically black university located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon for post-nominals) is a University in the South West of Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and Dramatic Actor.
- Condoleezza Rice – U.S. Secretary of State, honored by Air University[1]
- J. K. Rowling - Author of the Harry Potter series, honored by Harvard University. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J
- J.R.R. Tolkien – Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, (Oxon.)
- Mark Twain – American author and satirist, (Oxon. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy The Lord of the Rings is an epic This article concerns the degrees of the University of Oxford. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist )
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