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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.

French translation: Docteur honoris causa

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English term or phrase:Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.
French translation:Docteur honoris causa
Entered by: Cassandra Delacote

09:17 May 2, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.
I am translating Biographies of the participants in the Africa-UE partnership for renewable energy.

Here is the context:

Professor Nebojsa Nakicenovic
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Dr. Dr.h.c. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Professor of Energy Economics, TU Wien, Deputy Director, IIASA
Nebojsa Nakicenovic is Professor of Energy Economics at the Vienna University of Technology, Deputy Director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Director of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA).


I have obviously translated Univ.-Prof by 'Prof. Univ.'(I assume it means 'Professeur universitaire') but the Dr. is Doctor, but it is repeated (why?) and Dr.h.c. is an abbreviation for which I can find no meaning.

These biographies are tricky to translate! Does anyone out there know of a website that would be helpful? I have opted to translate the names of universities and institutions wherever possible, but know that this is a controversial area.
I wondered what you all think of this question?
Cassandra Delacote
France
Local time: 14:32
Docteur honoris causa
Explanation:
titre honorifique décerné par une université ou une faculté à une personnalité éminente. Un docteur honoris causa, parfois abrégé en Dr h. c., est le récipiendaire d'un doctorat honoris causa.
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univ.-prof. dr. dr.h.c.
Docteur honoris causa


Explanation:
titre honorifique décerné par une université ou une faculté à une personnalité éminente. Un docteur honoris causa, parfois abrégé en Dr h. c., est le récipiendaire d'un doctorat honoris causa.

Eloïse Notet-Gilet
France
Local time: 14:32
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agree  Christine Lécluse-Voirin
4 mins
agree  Dr. Théodore Dassé: Agree. Cassandra, note that Prof. is English and Pr is French. Similarly, Dr. with full stop is English while Dr without full stop is French. Also, we say Professeur des Universités, not Professeur universitaire. If Iwere you, I would put Pr and leave
54 mins
agree  Françoise Vogel: et le premier des deux est sans doute "Prof. Dr." comme c'est l'usage en Allemagne (à lire: Univ. Prof. Dr., Docteur honoris causa, etc.)
5 hrs
agree  Anne-Marie Laliberté (X): Nebojsa Nakicenovic is Professor of Energy Economics at the Vienna University ... his Ph.D. He also holds Honoris Causa Ph.D. degree in engineering from the
16 hrs
agree  enrico paoletti
1 day 7 hrs
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