doctor's degree
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He was the son of a Saxon beer merchant; and, being a smart son, won his Doctor's degree with a thesis entitled: Upon the Development of the Berlin Bottled Beer Trade.
From Time Magazine Archive
A decade ago, a candidate had to have a Doctor's degree.
From Time Magazine Archive
Invited to England, he received the Doctor's degree at Oxford, and composed his great oratorio of “The Creation,” besides his “Twelve Grand Symphonies,” and a long list of minor musical works secular and sacred.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
The hostility and fear which so long prevented the recognition of Mr. Darwin by his own university have vanished, and this year Cambridge, amid universal acclamation, conferred on him her Doctor's degree.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
His career as a student was marked by great success, especially in literature and philosophy; and, in 1803, he took his Doctor's degree.
From The Angel of Death by Almqvist, August W.
