Saturday, March 15, 2008

Herr Professor Dr. Dr. Schmidt

Hat tip to MR for the pointer.

"Americans with PhDs beware: Telling people in Germany that you're a doctor could land you in jail. At least seven U.S. citizens working as researchers in Germany have faced criminal probes in recent months for using the title "Dr." on their business cards, Web sites and resumes. They all hold doctoral degrees from elite universities back home...Violators can face a year behind bars."

Read full article here.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Onomastics should suffice. The rest, I don't know, it's simply too much?