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He was the first African American to be awarded a doctorate degree from Harvard University.
Who was the first african american to earn a doctorate from Harvard?
Carl Jung received the honorary doctorate from Harvard University in 1936. He was also awarded the Goethe Prize for his contributions to German literature and psychology.
In 1987, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies.
The first honorary doctorate is said to have been awarded to Lionel Woodville, the Bishop of Salisbury, by the University of Oxford in the 15th century.
A.L.M is a Master in Liberal Arts which is awarded by the Harvard University Extension School
Dorothea Erxleben (nee Leporin) was the first woman to be be awarded a doctorate at any German university. She was awarded a doctorate in medicine by the University of Halle in 1754. No further doctorate was awarded to a woman by a German unviersity till 1788, when Dorothea Schloezer was awarded a doctorate in philosophy by the University of Goettingen. Note that all women awarded doctorates in Germany before 1900 had to get special permission to present themselves as candidates for the degree.
2001: Honorary Doctorate in Humanities degree from Monmouth University in New Jersey
Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684) was the first woman to receive a doctorate. She was awarded a doctorate in philosophy by the University of Padua in 1682. The second woman to receive a doctorate was Laura Bassi Verati, who was awarded a doctorate of philosophy by the University of Bologna in 1732. These early degrees awarded to women were very few and far between.
She did not attend college, however, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University.
In 1978 Dick Gregory was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Lawyers earn their Doctorate first and are awarded the LLM for their next degree. The Doctorate of Jurisprudence is awarded by most law schools.