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Honorary Doctorates

Since 1920, the Complutense University has awarded Honorary Doctorates to exceptionally distinguished individuals, who merit special recognition for outstanding achievement and distinction in a paricular field or activity. 


  • Matos Oliveira, Ricardo A. (Geology), 12 November 1998
  • Coseriú, Eugenio (Philology), 18 June 1991 
  • Pablo Costales, Luis de (Geography and History), 27 March 1996 
  • Marco Aragón, Tomás (Geography and History), 26 March 1996
  • Halffter Jiménez-Encina, Cristóbal (Geography and History), 26 March 1996 
  • Alonso Bernaola, Carmelo (Geography and History), 26 March 1996
  • Margaret Polak, Julia (Medicine), 20 October 1997 
  • Llinás, Rodolfo (Medicine), 20 October 1997 
  • Vague, Jean (Medicine), 20 May 1997
  • Cervós-Navarro, Jorge (Medicine), 20 May 1997
  • Schwartz, Seymour (Medicine), 20 May 1997 
  • Soares, Mario (Political Sciences and Sociology), 28 May 1996 
  • Suárez González, Adolfo (Political Sciences and Sociology), 28 May 1996 
  • Burdese, Alberto (Law), 17 April 1996 
  • Alpa, Guido (Law), 17 April 1996
  • Jünger, Ernst (Philosophy), 3 July 1995 
  • Kelman, Herbert C. (Political Sciences and Sociology), 25 May 1995
  • Peña Gómez, J.F. (Law), 25 May 1995 
  • Osborne Wilson, Edward (Information Sciences), 10 March 1995
  • Gaudemet, Jean (Law), 10 March 1995
  • Patarroyo Murillo, M.E. (Medicine), 27 January 1995
  • Veríssimo Serrão, Joaquim (Geography and History), 26 January 1995
  • Meurig Thomas, John (Chemistry), 8 November 1994 
  • Almeida dos Santos, Milton (Geography and History), 8 November 1994 
  • Sabiston, David C. (Medicine), 21 June 1994
  • Igorevich Arnold, Vladimir (Mathematical Sciences), 21 June 1994 
  • Hermosilla Martín, Ramón (Law), 28 January 1994
  • Roxin, Claus (Law), 28 January 1994
  • Stenberg, Robert J. (Education), 26 January 1994
  • Carpizo, Jorge (Law), 5 November 1993
  • Conde Conde, Mario (Law), 9 June 1993
  • Gamillscheg, Franz (Law), 22 April 1993
  • Grice-Hutchinson, Marjorie (Business and Economic Sciences), 14 April 1993
  • Rat, Pierre (Geology), 28 January 1987
  • Spadolini, Giovanni (Information Sciences), 28 January 1993
  • Calderón Fournier, Rafael Ángel (Law), 28 January 1993
  • Sykes, Richard B. (Pharmacy), 27 January 1993
  • Ricoeur, Paul (Philosophy), 27 January 1993
  • García-Gallo de Diego, Alfonso (Geography and History), 15 July 1992
  • Eccles, John C. (Medicine), 28 April 1992
  • Lacalle Herrera, Luis Alberto (Information Sciences), 8 April 1992
  • Matutes Juan, Abel (Information Sciences), 26 March 1992
  • Gombrich, Ernst (Geography and History), 28 January 1992
  • Bottineau, Yves (Geography and History), 28 January 1992
  • La Pergola, Antonio (Law), 28 January 1992
  • Freire, Paulo (Education), 16 December 1991
  • Popper, Karl (Business and Economic Sciences, 28 October 1991
  • Mandela, Nelson (Law), 23 July 1991
  • Hanack, Michael (Chemistry), 18 June 1991
  • Cardinali, Daniel (Medicine), 18 June 1991
  • Cela Trulock, Camilo (Philology), 6 June 1991
  • Ben-Tor, Amnon (Philology), 12 November 1998
  • Samuelsson, Bengt (Medicine), 28 January 1991
  • Dausset, Jean (Medicine), 28 January 1991
  • Beinart, Haim (Philology), 16 May 1989
  • Gorbachov, Mijail (Political Sciences and Sociology), 27 October 1990
  • Escámez López, Alfonso (Law), 27 March 1990
  • Twidale, Charles (Geography and History), 2 October 1991
  • Furtado, Celso (Business and Economic Sciences), 13 July 1988
  • Bardet, Lucette (Pharmacy), 13 July 1988
  • Le Douarin, Nicole (Medicine), 13 July 1989
  • Rodrigo Vidre, Joaquín (Geography and History), 28 June 1989
  • Marini-Bettolo M., Giovanni B. (Pharmacy), 28 June 1989
  • García Berlanga, Luis (Information Sciences), 28 June 1989
  • Ferrer Rodríguez, Eulalio (Information Sciences), 28 June 1989
  • Biscardi, Arnaldo (Law), 16 May 1989
  • Ayala, Francisco (Philology), 28 January 1989
  • Domingo Embil, Plácido (Law), 13 April 1989
  • Romiti, Cesare (Law), 16 March 1989
  • Bergdoll, Merlin S. (Veterinary Sciences), 28 January 1989
  • Essex, Myron E. (Veterinary Sciences), 28 January 1989
  • Alberti, Rafael (Philology), 1 June 1993
  • Alfonsín, Raúl (Political Sciences and Sociology), 3 June 1988
  • Giannini, Maximo Severo (Law), 28 January 1988
  • Roversi-Mónaco, Favio A. (Law), 28 January 1988
  • Cowdery Kendrew, John (Chemistry), 26 June 1987
  • Delibes Setién, Miguel (Information Sciences), 26 June 1987
  • Segovia Torres, Andrés (Information Sciences), 26 June 1987
  • Barandiarán, José Miguel de (Geography and History), 28 January 1987
  • Guarino, Antonio (Law), 28 January 1986
  • Moncada, Salvador (Medicine), 28 January 1986
  • Bobbio, Norberto (Law), 10 June 1985
  • Ayala, Francisco J. (Biology), 28 January 1986
  • Ribeiro, Orlando (Geography and History), 10 June 1985
  • García Bacca, Juan David (Education Sciences), 10 June 1985
  • Shally, Andrew Victor (Medicine), 10 June 1985
  • Pertini, Sandro (Law), 28 January 1985
  • S.M. el Rey Don Juan Carlos I (Law), 20 December 1984
  • Salam, Abbus (Physics), 28 January 1983

  • Bender, Arnold E. (Pharmacy), 28 January 1983
  • Hironaka, Heisuke (Mathematical Sciences), 22 June 1981
  • Mikat, Paul (Political Sciences and Sociology), 22 June 1981
  • Moore, Henry (Fine Arts), 19 May 1981
  • Castroviejo Briones, Ramón (Medicine), 28 January 1981
  • Millot, George (Geology), 29 January 1979
  • Schipperges, Heinrich (Medicine), 28 January 1979
  • Giménez Moreno, Wigberto (Geography and History), 28 January 1980
  • Kuttner, Stephan (Geography and History), 28 January 1978
  • Roche, Jean (Medicine), 28 January 1979
  • Winnacker, Karl (Chemistry), 28 January 1977
  • Rauchhaudt, Fiederich W. von (Law), 26 December 1975
  • Lions, Jacques Louis (Mathematical Sciences), 26 December 1975
  • Franchini, Aldo (Medicine), 26 December 1975
  • Neèl, Louis (Physics), 28 January 1978
  • Carande y Thovar, Ramón (Business and Economic Sciences), 28 January 1977
  • Trillat, Jean Jacques (Business and Economic Sciences), 3 July 1974
  • Huisgen, Rolf (Sciences), 11 May 1974
  • Eyzaguirre, Carlos (Medicine), 26 December 1973
  • Foglia, Virgilio G. (Sciences), 26 December 1973
  • Valette, Guillermo (Pharmacy), 6 April 1973
  • Schneider, Erich (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 24 June 1971
  • Robertis, Eduardo de (Medicine), 7 July 1970
  • Quiroga Maregal, Ignacio (Medicine), 10 December 1969
  • Caldeyro Barcia, Roberto (Medicine), 10 December 1969
  • Randa, Alexander von (Philosophy and Literature), 20 June 1969
  • Trimborn, Herman (Philosophy and Literature), 20 June 1969
  • Cathala, Joseph (Sciences), 18 September 1967
  • Grassé, P.P. (Sciences), 7 July 1967
  • Courtois, Jean Emile (Sciences), 21 June 1967
  • Castille, Armand Marie (Pharmacy), 21 June 1967
  • Kubiena, Walter L. (Sciences), 15 April 1967
  • Scherrer, Paul (Sciences), 7 July 1966
  • Hamilton, Earl J. (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 3 November 1966
  • Konetzke, Richardt (Philosophy and Literature), 15 April 1966
  • Burri, Conrad (Sciences), 15 April 1966
  • Rómulo, Carlos P. (Law), 7 November 1964
  • Bonadonna, Telesforo (Veterinary Sciences), 9 June 1964
  • Bresou, Clement (Veterinary Sciences), 9 June 1964
  • Braudel, Fernand (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 13 May 1964
  • Pietsch, Ernst Her. E. (Sciences), 3 March 1964
  • Butenandt, Adolf (Sciences), 19 October 1963
  • Seekler, L. (Veterinary Sciences), 22 April 1963
  • Terlinden, Charles (Philosophy and Literature), 17 December 1962
  • Vuyst de, Albert L.M.G. (Veterinary Sciences), 17 December 1962
  • Babin, Jean (Philosophy and Literature), 13 November 1962
  • Stoli, Arturo (Pharmacy), 8 October 1962
  • Vecchio del, Giorgio (Law), 8 July 1961
  • Frondizi, Arturo (Law), 18 June 1960
  • Erhard, Ludwig (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 4 June 1960
  • Caetano, Marcelo (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 4 June 1960
  • Tood, Alexander R. (Sciences), 3 March 1959
  • Nipperdey, Hans (Law), 18 February 1958
  • Gaussen, Henry (Sciences), 20 May 1957
  • Tiselius, Arne (Sciences), 28 March 1957
  • Oliveira Salazar, Antonio, 26 March 1952
  • Waksman, Selmas A. (Sciences), 13 March 1950
  • Belaúnde, Víctor Andrés (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 17 January 1950
  • Fleming, Alexander (Sciences), 20 April 1948
  • Caeiro da Mata, José (Political, Economic and Commercial Sciences), 8 February 1946
  • Vossler, Karl (Philosophy and Literature), 13 February 1944
  • Cvarov, Boris P (Sciences), 6 July 1935
  • Silvestre, Filippo (Sciences), 6 July 1935
  • Jeanel, René (Sciences), 6 July 1935
  • Goldschmisdt, Richard (Sciences), 6 July 1935
  • Caullery, Maurice (Sciences), 6 July 1935
  • Sheperd, William R. (Philosophy and Literature), 23 March 1934
  • Karrer, Paul (Pharmacy), 23 March 1934
  • Parrawano, Nicola (Sciences), 23 March 1934
  • Amstrong, Henry E. (Pharmacy), 23 March 1934
  • Fourneau, Jean (Sciences), 23 March 1934
  • Robinson, Robert (Pharmacy), 23 March 1934
  • Le Chatelier, Henry (Sciences), 23 March 1934
  • Lewis, Gilbert (Sciences), 23 March 1934
  • Walden, Paul (Sciences), 23 March 1934
  • García Kolhy, Mario (Philosophy and Literature y Law), 10 September 1928
  • Bratli, Carlos (Philosophy and Literature), 9 September 1928
  • Amo del, Gregorio (Sciences), 8 September 1928
  • de Borbón y Habsburgo, Alfonso, 11 April 1927
  • Isábal y Rada, Marcelino (Law), 26 March 1926
  • Pelayo de la Torre, Ramón, 26 February 1926
  • Arce, José (Medicine), 6 October 1924
  • Huntington, Archer M. (Philosophy and Literature), 23 November 1923
  • Cebrián, Juan C. (Philosophy and Literature), 26 February 1923
  • Einstein, Albert (Sciences), 26 February 1923
  • Gómez Teixeira, Francisco (Sciences), 30 April 1922
  • Gutiérrez, Avelino (Medicine), 29 February 1920