Talk:Dr. rer. nat.

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Typo.
Please amend "as the it is only an extension of a master-like degree". —DIV (120.17.184.36 (talk) 05:15, 18 January 2017 (UTC))

Irrelevant information: Higher Doctorates
The following text currently included does not seem to have any relevance to the Dr rer. nat. page: "'In the United Kingdom when the PhD degree was imported from the USA around the beginning of the 20th century, doctorate degrees, such as the LLD, DLit, DSc, DD, were upgraded to higher doctorates. Whereas the PhD is awarded as a normal doctoral degree mainly by research studies and the production of a thesis after some three years, a higher doctorate is awarded for contribution to knowledge following a submission to a university for examination by a number of professors both inside the university and from other universities. The submission consists of a number of peer-reviewed papers and published books together with a brief statement in which the candidate has to show the manner in which he or she has distinguished himself or herself as a scholar in the area or areas he or she has professed to contribute knowledge to society. The rules for the award of a higher doctorate are very stringent. After an examination of the submitted publications, the appointed examiners are required to make a recommendation to the relevant faculty of the university whether or not to award the degree. For some years now the University of London has decided to suspend the award of a higher doctorate whereas many other UK universities continue to award, but very rarely, such a degree. Degrees with the said designatory letters, LLD, DLit, DSc and DD, are also awarded on an honorary basis though such an award is not regarded as a higher doctorate.'" I recommend that it be deleted or moved to Doctorate. It also has no citations. Mark D. Scherz 10:16, 19 March 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark.scherz (talk • contribs)

Equivalence Dr.rer.nat - PhD
I would like to see a source or clarification for this. In which way does the author claim that both degrees are equivalent? I am pretty sure that without recognition/nostrification a PhD can not always call himself a Doctor in Germany, see e.g. https://www.fau.de/files/2017/03/doktortitel_en.pdf. So at least in this sense, I find it misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LMRJM (talk • contribs) 11:34, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Redundant Article
This article is redundant and should be integrated into Doctor of Science. Similarly, the respective Wikidata-items should be merged.

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Wikipeter-HH (talk) 15:04, 17 January 2023 (UTC)