For the Record

Re: For the Record

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:39:39 +0000

My title, once I receive the document, will be Doktor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.), or Doctor of the Natural Sciences. The field I did my PhD in is Computational Materials Science.

Re: For the Record

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:11:54 +0000

So, if I may ask, what are you a Doctor of?

Re: For the Record

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:39:31 +0000

Congratulations, Herr Doktor Hubert! Does it feel good to not correct me? :)

Actually, yes - it does.

Re: For the Record

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:34:00 +0000

Congratulations, Herr Doktor Hubert! Does it feel good to not correct me? :)

Re: For the Record

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:48:21 +0000

Dr. Science, from the comedy troupe Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, was very correct about this subject. He had his name legally changed to "Doctor" and would explain to people that "I have a Master's Degree… in SCIENCE!"

(The real story is that the comedian, Dan Coffey, originally called himself "Mister Science", but another performer doing straight science demonstrations for kids threatened to sue him. So he changed his character's name to "Dr. Science".)

Ask Dr. Science! He knows more than you do!

For the Record

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:20 +0000

According to the laws and regulations of the state of Northrhine-Westfalia and the RWTH Aachen University, I am not yet entitled to call myself a "Doktor".

However, if someone else calls me "Herr Doktor Hubert", I am no longer obliged to correct them.