Honorary Degrees at Harvard

Harvard honorary degrees are traditionally awarded at Commencement ceremonies. These honorands received their degrees at a time other than Commencement or anniversary celebrations (1886 and 1936).

George Washington  April 3, 1776
Marquis de Lafayette  October 21, 1784
James Monroe  July 1817
Andrew Jackson  June 26, 1833
Albert William Henry, Prince of Prussia  March 6, 1902
Joseph Joffre  May 12, 1917
Albert-Leopold Clement Marie, King of Belgium  October 5, 1919
Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Belgium  October 6, 1919
Ferdinand Foch  November 14, 1921
Gustave Adolf, King of Sweden  July 11, 1938
Winston Churchill  September 6, 1943
Nelson Mandela  September 18, 1998
Edward Kennedy  December 1, 2008