Honorary doctorates 2001-2008

2001 - 8 January,  Ir N. van Andel, Prof. D. Clines, Dr W. Duisenberg
2002 - 8 January, I. Macdonald, E. de Jongh, A. Chaskalson
2003 - 8 January, Prof. J. Trümper, C. Smit , M. d’Hane-Scheltema 
2004 - 8 January, K. Fens
2005 - 10 January, C. Lanzmann, Prof. D. Kennedy
2006 - 9 January, Carl Kesselman, PhD, J. Joosten
2007 - 8 January,  Harry Mulisch, Herman Tjeenk Willink and Gro Harlem Brundtland
2008    8 January, Randall Collins and Jules Schelvis

Honorary doctorates 1981-2000

1981 - 8 January, R.L. Kahn, D.L. Leiker
1982 - 8 January, B. Albach, T. Husén, J.K.S. St.Joseph,
J.T. Lindhe
1984 - 9 January, S. van der Meer, J.G.J. Kuiper,
G.M. Leonhardt
1984 - 15 June, J.W. Delleman
1985 - 8 January, A. Horodisch, B. Sapir, J. Landwehr,
J.M. den Uyl
1986 - 8 January, H. Reeser
1987 - 8 January,  L. Hejdánek
1988 - 8 January,  J.F. Kermode, Charles B. Timmer,
J.B.W. Polak
1989 - 9 January, Antoinette Catharina Rijpstra, R. Koselleck
1990 - 8 January,  B.J.H. Haitink, H. Schoorl, P. de Haan,
D. Nörr
1991 - 8 January,  mw. M.A. Oduyoye-Yamoah, A.J. van der Leeuw
1992 - 8 January,  B. Haak, H. Bühlman, J. Kornai, J. Witsen
1993 - 8 January,  mw. E. Fox-Keller, J.L. Heldring
1994 - 10 January,  mw. A.H. Kohnstamm, R. Wartena
1995 - 9 January, F.W. Krabbe, Th. Koulourides, G.L. Durlacher
1996 - 8 January, L.A. de Vries, V. Radhakrishnan
1997 - 8 January, Dr O.M. von der Gablentz, Prof. R.M. Shiffrin, Prof. E.R. Wolf
1998 - 8 January, Prof. W.J. Wilson, J. Friend
1999 - 8 January, C. Hoek, Prof. R.D. Rosenberg
2000 - 10 January, J.H.N. Pameijer, J. Stapel

Honorary doctorates 1961-1980

1961 - 9 January, N. van der Zijpp
1962 - 28 May, Geo Widengren, W.C. Treurniet, Donald D. van Slyke, Ernst Crone, L.A.M. Lichtveld
1966 - 10 January, V.W. van Gogh
1967 - 9 January, J.H.C. Ruyter, G.L. van Eyndhoven, D.Q.R. Mulock Houwer
1968 - 24 June, G.E.K. Schmook, W. Gehrels
1970 - 8 January,  Jeanne Lampl-De Groot, B.A. Sijes
1971 - 18 October, O. Isler, F.J. de Jong
1972 - 10 January, E. Langui
1972 - 17 January, H.S. Houthakker
1973 - 8 January,  H.J. Krauweel
1975 - 8 January,  J.D.B. Mitchell, N.Y. Vlietstra
1976 - 8 January, P.A. Lehning
1977 - 10 January, H. Freudenthal, G. Katona
1978 - 9 January, G. Mbeki, M.V. Wilkes
1978 - 13 October, J.E.A.M. van Dijck
1979 - 8 January, J. Muller
1980 - 8 January,  J. Spaander

Honorary doctorates 1945-1960

1946 - 8 January, P.G. van Tienhoven, Elisabeth Dingemanse
1946 - 13 May, A.F.J. Portielje
1946 - 16 September, G. Mannoury
1947 - 8 January, Ch.H. Best
1947 - 20 May, Henriëtte Roland Holst-van der Schalk, K. Huysmans, P.N. van Eyck, H. Teirlinck
1947 - 14 November, W.L. Mackenzie King
1948 - 20 September, Helen Mary Allen-Allen
1949 - 19 September, D.W. Woolly
1950 - 17 September, Maria Montessori, G. Bolkestein
1951 - 17 September, Johanna Bonne-Wepster, Maria Elizabeth Kronenberg, Th. van Erp
1952 - 8 January, C.R.J. Versteegh
1952 - 15 September, J.H. van Heek
1953 - 8 January, F. Zernike
1954 - 8 January, Sir Rudolph A. Peters
1954 - 20 September, J. Tinbergen
1954 - 1 November, Dirk Coster
1956 - 9 January, A. Pelt
1956 - 10 December, E.A. van Beinum
1957 - 3 July, J.J. Buskes, N.H. Swellengrebel, W.J. Jongmans
1957 - 3 July, G.L. Gonggrijp, H.E. van Gelder, M. Gutzwiller, J.W. Fullbright
1958 - 15 September, jhr. D.C. Röell
1959 - 8 January,  L.H. Bretschneider

Honorary doctorates 1931-1940

Honorary doctorates 1932
In 1932, the three-hundredth anniversary of the University of Amsterdam was celebrated in grand style, and 39 honorary doctorates were awarded. Author and journalist Anton Constandse protested against this 'inflation' in a pamphlet.

1932 - 28 June
P.J.A. Adriani, D. Anzilotti, L. Aschoff, E. Bartin, C.B. Biezeno, S.L. Brug, F. Brunot, A. Cotton, H. Cushing, G. Friederici, I.H. Gosses, W.C. de Graaff, E. Heldring, T. Herford, H.C. Hoskier, E.R. Jacobson, Korteweg, C. Levaditi, T. Levi Civita, R. Mendez Pidal, S. van Mesdag, H. ter Meulen, J.W. Meyer Ranneft, E.A. Milne, S. Mowinckel, J. Petersen, H. Polak, H. Poutsma, Sir Dennis Robertson, O. Scheel, F. Schmidt Degener, C. Schroeter, W. Sierspinsky, L. Simons, W. de Vlugt, C. van Vollenhoven, A.J.B. Wace, J. Wanner, L. Willems

1934 - 8 January, F.J. Kruitwagen
1935 - 8 January,  W.M. de Vries
1935 - 27 May, K.J.L. Alberdingk Thijm, W.J.Th. Kloos
1936 - 21 September, J.D. Bierens de Haan
1937 - 15 November, G. Duhamel, J.D. Du Toit, H.J.C. Grierson, C.R. de Klerk, B.C. Molkenboer, A. Vermeylen, Th. Frings
1938 - 9 September, H.M. Koningin Wilhelmina

Honorary doctorates 1897-1930

1897 - 8 January, M.E.F.T. Dubois
1898 - 8 January, M.B. Mendes da Costa
1906 - 13 July, W. Bode, A. Bredius, E. Michel, J. Veth
1910 - 28 February, W.F. van Leeuwen
1914 - 8 January, H.C. Prinsen Geerligs, W.A.P. Schuffner
1916 - 8 January, J.J.A.A. Frantzen
1919 - 8 January, J.F.M. Sterck
1920 - 8 January, J.E. Stumpff
1921 - 8 January, J.W. IJzerman
1922 - 16 October, J.P. Thijsse
1923 - 8 January, J.E. Elias
1924 - 8 January, A.J.P. van den Broek
1926 - 8 January, C.W. Lunsingh Scheurleer
1928 - 17 September, F.M. Wibaut