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unusual facts about order of merit


National Order of Chad

The National Order of Chad is the preeminent Order of Merit of the Republic of Chad.


Henry Keppel

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, GCB, OM (14 June 1809 – 17 January 1904) was a British admiral, son of the 4th Earl of Albemarle and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lord de Clifford.

Olive Lewin

In October 2013 Lewin was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit by the Jamaican government.

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Most of the German federal states (Länder) have each their own order of merit as well, with the exception of the Free and Hanseatic Cities of Bremen and Hamburg, which reject any orders (by old tradition their citizens, particularly former or present senators, will refuse any decoration in the form of an order.

William Huggins

Sir William Huggins, OM, KCB, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife Margaret Lindsay Huggins.

World Darts Federation

The leading ranked players in 1993/94 split from the BDO and they have their own world ranking system known as the Order of Merit.


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2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Courtney George and Nina Spatola.

Arbor Creek, Saskatoon

Kaplan Green - Dr. David L. Kaplan, C.M.; winner of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, former head of the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Music and former conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

Bhavna Chauhan

Chauhan graduated from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, India, in March 2001, standing first in the order of merit and winning six proficiency medals.

Biri Biri

In 2000, Biri was awarded the Order of Merit by Gambian president Yahya Jammeh, and was named Gambia's 'greatest footballer of the last millennium and of all time'.

Carmel Busuttil

In 2000 he received the prestigious Order of Merit of the Republic from the then president of Malta, Professor Guido de Marco, for his contribution to Maltese sport.

David Fatum

His performance contributed to him finishing 3rd in the American order of merit, earning him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship.

Eduard von Grützner

In 1880, he was awarded the Order of Merit of St. Michael (Knight's Cross) first class.

Elisabeth Esterl

Her best year was 2003, when she finished second on the LET Order of Merit and played for Europe in the Solheim Cup.

Emile Wauters

He received the Order of Merit of Prussia, and is Commander of the Order of Leopold, and of that of St. Michael of Bavaria, Officer of the Légion d'honneur, among other awards.

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel

For his services to the state, Minister-President Erwin Teufel awarded him the order of merit of Baden-Württemberg on 5 May 2001.

Guido Tonelli

On October 24, 2012, Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, awards him the honour of Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his contribution to the discovery of a new, Higgs-like particle at the LHC.

José Rumazo González

He was awarded the National Order of Merit (Orden Nacional al Mérito) (1976), and the National Prize in Literature "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in 1987.

Josef Grassi

He received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit from Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, and was appointed by Duke Augustus of Saxe-Gotha as Privy Counsellor.

Lucia Apicella

Mamma Lucia received in August 1951 from Theodor Heuss, President of the Western Germany, the "Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – Grand Cross".

Mackenzie Hughes

He would go on to win the 2013 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit and earn a Web.com Tour card for 2014.

Marcel Weyland

He was awarded in 2005 the Order of Merit by the Polish government for his contributions to Polish culture, in 2008 the Medal of the Order of Australia, in 2012 (by the President of Poland) the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit to the Polish Commonwealth and 1n 2013 the gold medal Gloria Artis by the Polish Minister of Culture.

Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein

The Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Füstliche liechtensteinische Verdienstorden) is an order of chivalry of the Principality of Liechtenstein that is awarded for services rendered to the principality.

Ordre de la Santé publique

The Order of Public Health (French: Ordre de la Santé publique) was a French order of merit, created by presidential decree of President Albert Lebrun on 18 February 1938 and amended on 22 May 1954, and awarded for services to the public health and protection of children.

PDC Order of Merit

The Order of Merit is similar to that employed in golf's European Tour.

Ron Guthrey

Established in 2001, Paralympics New Zealand recognises individuals who have given outstanding service to the organisation and Paralympic sport by awarding them a Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit, which Guthrey honoured in the inaugural year for his contribution of service to the Paralympic movement, replacing his life membership.

Stacey Keating

Keating won twice on the Ladies European Tour in 2012 and finished sixth on the Order of Merit.

William Edward Hartpole Lecky

In 1897, he was made a privy councillor, and among the coronation honours in 1902, he was nominated an original member of the new Order of Merit.