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3 unusual facts about Doctor of Letters


Albert Étienne Jean Baptiste Terrien de Lacouperie

In recognition of his services to oriental study he received a Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Leuven.

Arthur Stanley Tritton

Arthur Stanley Tritton, D. Litt. (February 25, 1881 – November 8, 1973) was a British historian and scholar of Islam.

John Gretton, 3rd Baron Gretton

John Henrik Gretton, 3rd Baron Gretton DL (9 February 1941 - 4 April 1989) was an English peer, owner of Stapleford Park in Leicestershire.


Geoffrey Hill

Hill was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree by the University of Leeds in 1988, the same year he received an Ingram Merrill Foundation Award.

Jeff McMullen

He has been awarded three honorary degrees, a Doctorate of Journalism from Central Queensland University a Doctorate of Letters from Newcastle University and a Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University.

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Similar to liberal studies graduate programmes, Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey, offers an interdisciplinary graduate degree programme leading to the conferring of a Master of Letters (M.Litt) and Doctor of Letters (D.Litt).

Richard Meale

In 2000, Meale was conferred Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the University of New England in New South Wales

Walter George Headlam

Walter George Headlam MA, DLitt, (15 February 1866–20 June 1908) was a British classical scholar and poet, perhaps best remembered for his work on the Mimes of Herodas.


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Arnold Haskell

In 1974, Haskell was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath.

Douglas Davies

He then achieved both Master and Doctor of Letters at Oxford University and has recently been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Theology from Uppsala University, Sweden.

Ernest Lavisse

In 1865 he obtained a fellowship in history, and in 1875 became a doctor of letters; he was appointed maître de conférence (1876) at the École Normale Supérieure, succeeding Fustel de Coulanges, and then professor of modern history at the Sorbonne (1888), in the place of Henri Wallon.

Imants Tillers

In 2005 he was awarded a Doctor of Letters honoris causa for 'his long and distinguished contribution to the field of arts', by the University of New South Wales.

John Ruggie

Ruggie has a BA in politics and history from McMaster University in Canada; a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley; a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from McMaster; and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from University of Waterloo.

Mariella Frostrup

In 2008, Frostrup received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Nottingham Trent University in recognition of her contribution and commitment to journalism and broadcasting.

Mrinalini Sarabhai

She was honoured with the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (LittD) by the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK in 1997.

Richard Wilbur

In 2012, Yale conferred an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters, on Wilbur.

The Phoenix Boys Choir

A native Arizonan, Dr. Smith received his education at Occidental College, Master of Music at the University of Southern California, Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Arizona, and Honorary Doctor of Letters at Grand Canyon University.

Thomas B. Costain

He received a Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) degree from the University of Western Ontario in May 1952 and he received a gold medallion from the Canadian Club of New York in June 1965.

Y. Venugopal Reddy

Reddy was awarded Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by Sri Venkateswara University, India; and Doctor of Civil Law (Honoris Causa) by the University of Mauritius.