Honorary doctorates, a long-standing university tradition, are zealously conferred by our institution upon highly distinguished figures from the national and international spheres, who, through their work and personal achievements, honor culture, science, and humanity, and thereby earn the public recognition of the academic community.
Nathan Wachtel
Born in Metz in 1935, he is a French historian and anthropologist who is widely recognized internationally as a specialist in the colonial history of...
Born in Metz in 1935, he is a French historian and anthropologist who is widely recognized internationally as a specialist in the colonial history of Ibero-America and Peru. He is the founder and director of the Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains (CERMA), and the founder and co-director of the journal *History and Anthropology*. Dr. Wachtel is considered the leading expert on Mesoamerican and South American societies. He has devoted his research to studying the indigenous peoples of Peru’s perspective on the Spanish conquest, drawing on oral sources and Inca written sources translated into Spanish. He has helped drive a historiographical renewal that emphasizes the perspective of indigenous populations during the Spanish conquest and colonization and seeks to identify the categories of these groups’ worldviews.
Andrea Proto
Born in Naples, Italy, in 1940, he is considered one of Italy's most distinguished legal scholars in the field of procedural law, given...
Born in Naples, Italy, in 1940, he is considered one of Italy’s most distinguished legal scholars in the field of procedural law, thanks to his long and distinguished career in academic research and teaching. Through his work, Professor Proto Pisani has substantially and influentially transformed the way procedural law is conceived and studied in the contemporary international legal community.
Francisco Fernández Segado
He was born in Murcia, Spain, in 1950. A prominent constitutional scholar, he has a deep interest in Peruvian and Latin American legal issues. Committed to Catholic values, respect...
He was born in Murcia, Spain, in 1950. A distinguished constitutional scholar with a deep interest in Peruvian and Latin American legal issues. Committed to Catholic values, respect for human dignity, and human rights.
Ricardo Blume
He was born in Lima in 1933. A renowned Peruvian actor in theater, television, and film, with an artistic career spanning more than fifty years. He founded and directed...
He was born in Lima in 1933. A renowned Peruvian theater, television, and film actor with a career spanning more than fifty years. He founded and directed the Catholic University Theater (TUC) in 1961 and produced high-quality productions through that institution.
Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar
He was born in Lima in 1925. Visual artist. He studied for two years at the School of Fine Arts of the Pontifical Catholic University of...
He was born in Lima in 1925. Visual artist. He studied for two years at the School of Fine Arts of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Recognized as the most influential figure in introducing abstract art to Peru in the mid-20th century.
Óscar Rodríguez Madariaga, S.D.B.
He was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 1942. He was ordained a priest in 1979 and has been a cardinal since 2001. He has maintained an outstanding connection between pastoral work and...
He was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in 1942. He was ordained a priest in 1979 and has been a cardinal since 2001. He has fostered an outstanding connection between pastoral work and intellectual activity through a profound dialogue between theology and the social sciences.
Alberto Giesecke Matto
He was born in Cusco in 1918. An electrical engineer who graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, he is recognized as the most prominent...
He was born in Cusco in 1918. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and is recognized as the most prominent researcher in the field of geophysics in Peru and one of the leading scientists in this discipline in the Americas.
Hidefuji Someda
He was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1944. He is a Peruvianist specializing in Andean colonial history. He is the vice rector and director of the Graduate School at the University of...
He was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1944. He is a Peruvian studies scholar specializing in Andean colonial history. He serves as vice president and director of the Graduate School at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan. He is a leading advocate for the history of Peru in his country.
Américo Plá Rodríguez
A Uruguayan and author of a seminal work on labor law, he is considered one of the most prominent figures in Latin America in the field...
A Uruguayan and author of a seminal work on labor law, he is considered one of the most prominent figures in Latin America in the field of labor law, contributing to the advancement of contemporary legal thought.
Rafael Moneo Vallés
He was born in Tudela, Spain, in 1937. A graduate of the Madrid School of Architecture, he has taught architecture at leading institutions in...
He was born in Tudela, Spain, in 1937. He earned his degree in architecture from the Madrid School of Architecture and has taught architecture at leading academic institutions. He is the architect of a symbolic and humanistic conception of contemporary architecture.