Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Dr. rer. Nat. = Doctor rerum Naturalium OR Naturæ

English answer:

[roughly equivalent to...] PhD

Added to glossary by Tony M
Jul 18, 2006 20:20
18 yrs ago
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Jul 19, 2006 07:31: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Human Resources"

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English term (edited): Dr rer. Nat.
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Doctor rerum naturæ

POWMRI - Dr Paul Foley -

Doctor rerum naturae (=Ph.D.) summa cum laude: July 2001. 2002-2003: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Germany). ...

www.powmri.edu.au/staff/foley.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Dmitry Venyavkin : :)
1 min
Spasibo, Dmitry!
agree sarahl (X) : now I know why they called biology leçon de choses! Thanks TD.
2 mins
Merci, Sarah ! Dis-donc, je ne le savais pas, mais oui, ça se comprend alors
agree Manuela Junghans
4 mins
Thanks, Manuela!
neutral Ulrike Kraemer : rer. nat. = rerum naturalium, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate and Armorel's answer to Ahmed's second question.
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Thanks, L/B! Indeed, both seem to be used, but it doesn't change the actual meaning, in any case! 'De rerum naturæ' may have set an unintended precedent!
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