Honorary title (academic)
TITLE IN ACADEMIA CONFERRED ON PERSONS IN RECOGNITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Honorary Fellow; Honorary fellow; Honorary lecturer; Honorary professor; Honorary Professor; Honourary professor; Honorary fellowship; Honorary Fellowship
Honorary titles (professor, reader, lecturer) in academia may be conferred on persons in recognition of contributions by a non-employee or by an employee beyond regular duties. This practice primarily exists in the UK and Germany, as well as in many of the universities and colleges of the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, New Zealand, Japan, Denmark, and Canada.