Honorary Doctorate of Kyoto University

Until April 1, 2003, honorary doctorates of Kyoto University were awarded only to those who had made outstanding contributions to academic research at Kyoto University itself. Since then, however, the scope of the award has been widened to include those who have made outstanding contributions not only to academic research, but also to education and academic culture. Additionally, the title of the award, which had previously included the field of specialization, was changed to the more general ‘Honorary Doctorate of Kyoto University.’

4th - Jan. 20, 2009

Alan Kay

Nationality: United States of America
President of Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc.

3rd - Nov. 12, 2007

Jane Goodall

Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Founding Director of Jane Goodall Institute

2nd - Apr 12, 2004

Susumu Tonegawa

Nationality: Japan
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America

1st - Feb. 3, 2004

Lionel W. McKenzie

Nationality: United States of America
Professor Emeritus, University of Rochester, United States of America

8th (Honorary Doctorate of Agriculture) - Feb. 5, 2002

Puthen-Krish Ramachandran Nair

Nationality: United States of America
Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Professor, University of Florida, United States of America

7th (Honorary Doctorate of Engineering) - Dec. 12, 1995

Robert Byron Bird (United States of America)

Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, United States of America

6th (Honorary Doctorate of Medicine) - Dec. 6, 1994

Christian Streffer (Federal Republic of Germany)

Professor, University of Essen, Federal Republic of Germany

5th (Honorary Doctorate of Agriculture) - Nov. 24, 1992

Tage Rickard Eriksson (Kingdom of Sweden)

Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University, Kingdom of Sweden
Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

4th (Honorary Doctorate of Engineering) - Jul. 10, 1990

Rudolf Emil Kalman (United States of America)

Professor, University of Florida, United States of America
Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland

3rd (Honorary Doctorate of Medicine) - Jan. 23, 1990

Hans Neurath (United States of America)

Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, United States of America

2nd (Honorary Doctorate of Engineering) - Apr. 18, 1989

George Garfield Hall (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Fellow of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science

1st (Honorary Doctorate of Science) - Feb. 7, 1989

Izrail Moiseevich Gelfand (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Fellow of: the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R
Professor, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics