AWARDS

Member of the Academia Europaea since 1989.
Honorary Doctor's degree, the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland (1995).
Sarton medal, University of Ghent, Belgium (2001).
Honorary Professor at Sichuan University, Chengdu (1998), Yunnan University, Kunming (2003), and Shenzhen University (2005).
Visiting Professor at several Chinese universities: Beijing Language and Culture University (1998), Shandong University, Jinan (2000), Beijing Normal University (2001).
Visiting researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1998).
Royal honors: Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau (1968), Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau (2006).
See also Marquis' Who's Who in the World, 13th edition (1996).