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Hugo Launicke	In 1973, he received East Germany's Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold.
Devendra Jhajharia	He received India's prestigious Padma Shree Award in March 2012 from the President Of India becoming the first Paralympian to be honoured with the award.
Ambeth Ocampo	In December 2013, during President Benigno S. Aquino, III visit to Tokyo, he conferred on Dr. Ocampo the Presidential Medal of Merit, the citation reads,'' for his achievements as scholar, teacher, and in recognition of his writings through which he polarized Philippine history, art and culture thus bringing these aspects of our national identity closer to the people.''
Trevor Leggett	He held the title of Shihan, Leggett helped introduce Japanese culture to the United Kingdom, and was honoured for this by being inducted into Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1984.
Oleksiy Fedorov	In May 1942 Oleksiy Fedorov was awarded a title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin with a golden star.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran	In 2007, the President of India conferred on him the third highest civilian award and honorific title in India, the Padma Bhushan.
Ruslan Abdulgani	Abdulgani was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria in 1956.
Yoshishige Abe	In 1964, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
Maria das Gra?as Silva Foster	In April 2007, Foster was honored by the Order of Rio Branco with the merit rank of Commander, presented by the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Brazil.
Nagai Tatsuo	In 1981, Nagai was awarded the Order of Culture by the Japanese government.
Saifur Rahman	In 2005, Saifur Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak, the highest state honor of Bangladesh.
Robert McCulloch (priest)	He was decorated by the Government of Pakistan for his services to health and education in 2012.
Vasim Mammadaliyev	In 1992, he acquired a title of Honored Science Worker of Azerbaijan.
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa	Arnsztajnowa's first book, Poezye (1895), published when she was 30, contains this reference to Dante Alighieri : <poem>'' I ja byłem w piekle... we śnie, czy na jawie'' Niewiem... lecz, zaprawdę, Danta piekieł kręgi'' Mąk takich nie mieszczą, nie szarpią tak krwawie...'' ___________________________ To hell I've also been... in dream or waking hours Ca n't say... but, forsooth, Dante's infernal circles Contain not such torment as bloodily overpowers... </poem> Franciszka Arnsztajnowa was decorated by the government of the Second Polish Republic with the Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych), the Cross of Independence (Krzyż Niepodległości), as well as the Knight's Cross (Krzyż Kawalerski) of the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of the country's highest honours.
Nikolay Dobrokhotov	On April 9, 1939 for his successful work in the ferrous metallurgy Nikolay Dobrokhotov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Abraham Fornander	In November 1886, Fornander was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, the last man ever awarded that honour, and in December, he was made a Knight of the North Star (Nordstjärneorden) by the Oscar II of Sweden, King of Norway and Sweden.
Whitney Straight	For his service in Norway we was awarded the Norwegian War Cross with sword in 1942.
Vladim?r Bystrov	In 2007 President Václav Klaus decorated him with the state Order of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk.
Dorit Beinisch	On December 30, 2012, Beinisch was awarded as a knight of The Movement for Quality Government in Israel.
Dmitry Gennadyevich Medvedev	On 18 May 2005, President Vladimir Putin bestowed on Medvedev the title'' Hero of the Russian Federation''.
Erich Walter Sternberg	In 1971 Sternberg received the high order of merit from the President of the German Federal Republic.
Adolf Gundersen	Gundersen received the Knighthood of Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olaf, first rank, from King Haakon of Norway in 1926.
Morn? du Plessis	In 2007 Du Plessis was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver from the South African Government for'' excellent achievement in rugby... and promoting the use of sport for social change''.
Helen Svensson Fletre	In 1976, King Olav bestowed the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav on her for her sesquicentennial work and for her many years of service to Norway.
Khaled Mosharraf	He was also awarded with the military honour Bir Uttom by the government for gallantry by the independent government of Bangladesh in 1972.
Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah	Subsequently in June 2002, he was bestowed the Grade of Seri Setia Mahkota (SSM) by the Yang DiPertuan Agong, which carries the title'' Tun''.
Vicky Leandros	In 2003 Leandros received two prestigious awards from the Greek government for her promotion of Greek culture and music abroad and another from the Greek Orthodox Church in recognition of her work for poor children in Africa.
Frederick Inglefield	He was awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy in recognition of services rendered by the squadron during the earthquake at Messina in Sicily in 1908.
Paul Michaux	Michaux was awarded the Cross of Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius X, and in 1911 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester.
George Trumbull Ladd	The series of lectures he delivered in Japan revolutionized its educational methods ; In 1899, Emperor Meiji conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, which represents the third highest of eight classes associated with the award.
Boris Shamanov	In 1984 Boris Shamanov was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
Vardan Militosyan	He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1976.
Sivanthi Adithan	In 1995, the International Olympic Committee conferred upon him of the Olympic Order of Merit in recognition of outstanding source rendered by him for the development of Sports & Education.
Jacob Dungau Sagan	He was also awarded the Pingat Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS) award which carries the title Dato' by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak in 2003 in conjunction with Sarawak National Day Celebrations.
J. S. Wilson	Colonel Wilson was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1937.
Mar?l von Steinling	2006 she received the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande (Federal German Order of Merit in the name of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany) for her art as well as her cultural and caritative contributions.
C. R. Rao	The latest addition to his collection of awards is the India Science Award for 2010, the highest honor conferred by the government of India in scientific ___domain.
Chang Myon	In October 27, 1999, he was posthumous honors to first class rank, Order of Merit for National Foundation, Republic of Korea Medal (대한민국 건국공로훈장 대한민국장 ; 大韓民國 建國功勞勳章 大韓民國章), given by President of South Korea, Kim Dae-jun.
Georg-Hans Reinhardt	For these services he received the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on 24 November 1962.
Boris Yeltsin	In January 1981 Yeltsin was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Soviet Union's highest medal, for' the service to the Communist Party and the Soviet State and in connection with the 50th birthday'.
Vija Artmane	In 2007 Vija Artmane was decorated with the Order of the Three Stars, which is conferred in recognition of outstanding civil merit in the service of Latvia.
K. Shankar Pillai	He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, The second highest civilian honour given by the Govt.
Marian Mihail	In 2009 Mihail received the Order of Merit of the Romanian Football Federation for his contribution to Romanian football.
Rajendra Shende	# In March 2010 he was honored, on the occasion of golden jubilee year of State of Maharashtra, India with the Y. B Chavan Award of the Excellence in Environment, which is the highest honor at State level in India.
Victor Jackovich	The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina recognized his service in 1995 with the Golden Eagle Award, the country's national medal.
John Chiedozie	In 2002, he was honoured with the title of Officer of the Order of Niger by President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo for his contribution to Nigerian football.
Laurentia Tan	Tan was conferred the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) by the President of Singapore at a ceremony at the Istana Singapore on 20 September 2008.
Ulvi Rajab	In 1933, he was awarded the title of Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan.
Jeri Laber	In 2000 Jeri Laber was honored by President Václav Havel of the Czech Republic who presented her with his country's Medal of Merit.
Vija Artmane	She received the title of'' National Actress of Latvia'', and was recognised as a People's Artist of the USSR in 1969.
Fumimaro Konoe	He was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1934.
Hamengkubuwono IX	Hamengkubuwono IX was also awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1973.
Shiv Nadar	In 2008, Government of India awarded Nadar with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his contribution to IT industry.
Anna Rogowska	For her sport achievements, she received : 65px | Golden Cross of Merit Golden Cross of Merit in 2004.
Otto Nebel	The German Federal Republic awarded Nebel with The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1965.
Lim Boon Heng	In 2007, the NTUC honoured Lim with the highest of the May Day Awards, the Distinguished Comrade of Labour for his unique and supreme contributions to the trade union movement.
Clive Brewster-Joske	18 February 1936 Norway awarded him the Order of Saint Olav for his consular service on its behalf.
Gordon Bajnai	2006 Officer's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Civic Order of Merit) as an acknowledgement for his exceptional professional and company management work and his achievements in the area of company management culture development.
Kanang anak Langkau	On 24 September 2011, he was conferred the Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) (Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang), with the title of Datuk by the Abang Muhammad Salahuddin, the Head of State's 90th Birthday.
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts	He was also awarded the German Order of the Black Eagle during the Kaiser ´ s visit to the United Kingdom in February 1901.
Yekaterina Budanova	In 1 October 1993 she was posthumously awarded with the title Hero of the Russian Federation.
Harbhajan Singh Yogi	In 1999, at the three hundedth anniversary of the founding of the Order of Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, India, Singh was awarded another rare honorific, the title'' Panth Rattan'' -- Jewel of the Sikh nation.
Paul Kan Man-Lok	In the 2009 Honours List of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Kan was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star.
H. S. S. Lawrence	In 1995, for his contribution to the progress of vocational education, the vocational teachers of Tamil Nadu awarded him the title of `` Father of Vocational Education in TamilNadu''.
Masao Takahashi	In 2002 he was decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette, in recognition of his service to improving the status of Japanese-Canadians through his lifelong commitment to the promotion and development of Judo in Canada.
Muhammad Mansha Yaad	He received the Pride of Performance award in 2004 from the Government of Pakistan.
Josif Dorfman	In 2004 Dorfman was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff	Tegetthoff's telegraphic dispatch was answered by Emperor Franz Josef I with another on 12 May 1864 promoting him Kontreadmiral (Rear Admiral) and conferring upon him the Order of the Iron Crown.
Irina Sebrova	On February 23, 1945, by decree of the Presidium Sebrova was awarded Hero of Soviet Union with the Gold Star and the Order of Lenin.
Veikko Hakulinen	He was decorated with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition 2000.
Lino Lacedelli	In 2005, he was awarded Italy's highest honour, Knight of the Grand Cross.
Brunon Synak	Selected publications : Under President Bronisław Komorowski's decision of 8 November 2010, Brunon Synak was appointed a Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta'' for outstanding contribution to the development of territorial government in Poland, for achievements in scientific and didactic work''.
A. T. Ariyaratne	In 2007 Ariyaratne received the Sri Lankabhimanya, the highest National Honour of Sri Lanka.
Antonio Giolitti	In 2006 he was awarded Cavaliere di Gran Croce, the highest from the President of the Italian Republic.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld	In 1969, Bernhard was awarded the Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Edward Hutton (writer)	In 1917 he was made a Cavaliere of the Order of the Crown of Italy ; at age 83 the Italian government conferred on him the Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and at 90 he was awarded the Medaglia culturale d'oro.
Alice Samter	Her work has been performed internationally, and in 1988 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
Lee A. Feinstein	Feinstein was awarded the Commander's Cross with the Order of the Star of Merit of the Republic of Poland by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski in Warsaw in October 2012 `` for his outstanding contributions to Polish-American relations by strengthening cooperation between Poland and the United States.''
Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko	Puzyna was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary in 1904.
Ding Ruchang	During the Franco-Chinese War of 1884, Ding was awarded the Yellow Riding Jacket by the Qing Emperor, traditionally the highest military awards in the Qing Empire.
Svein Rosseland	In 1957 he was decorated Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Aleksandr Vasilevsky	Finally, he was awarded a third class Order for Service to the Homeland as recognition for his entire military career when this order was created in 1974, just three years before Vasilevsky's death.
Mike Bongiorno	On May 26, 2004, in occasion of his 80th birthday, he was appointed as Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the then Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
Brilyov Sergey Vladimirovich	In 2003 he received the letter of the Minister of Culture of Ukraine for personal contribution to the art of Ukrainian development.
Vahakn Dadrian	He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree for his research in the field of Armenian Genocide Studies by the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, and later, in 1998, he was made a member of the Academy and honored by the President of Armenia, the republic's highest cultural award, the Khorenatzi medal.
Tuanku Bahiyah	In 1970, Emperor Hiroto of Japan awarded her the First Class Order of Sacred Treasure.
Nikiphoros Lytras	In 1930 he was decorated with the Golden Cross of Savior.
Solomon Mogilevsky	Mogilevsky was decorated with the Order of the Red Banner in 1924 for his outstanding activities in the suppression of the uprising.
Maria Carta	In 1991, the President of the Republic Francesco Cossiga named her a `` Commendatore della Repubblica'' ('' Knight of the Republic'').
Yevgeny Nikonov	Nikonov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on September 3, 1957.
Boris Babochkin	The rare exception was his last role in Begstvo mistera Mak-Kinli (1975) for which he was awarded the State Prize of the USSR.
Stephen Toulmin	On 2 March 2006 Toulmin received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
Philip Yeo	On 9 August 2006, he was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (First Class), one of Singapore's most prestigious National Day Awards.
Karam Singh	He was an Indian military war hero who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime military award, in 1948.
Guy Rolnik	In June 2005 he received Israel's Movement for the Quality Government's `` Knight of Quality Government'' award.
Mirabehn	She was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1981.
Peter Drysdale	Drysdale's role as a pioneer of Japanese economic studies in the West and his work as the Foundation Director of the AJRC was recognized by the Japanese government in 2001 when he received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, which represents the third highest of eight classes associated with this award.
Lee "Scratch" Perry	In August 2012 it was announced that Perry would received Jamaica's sixth highest honour, the Order of Distinction, Commander class.
Gary Ackerman	In 2002, he was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan for his contributions as member of the India Caucus in the Congress.
Theodore Dyke Acland	In August 1931 Acland posthumously received the Order of the Nile (2nd class) for his services to the Sudan Government.