Honours
Dirichlet was elected as a member of several academies:
- Prussian Academy of Sciences (1832)
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1833) – corresponding member
- Göttingen Academy of Sciences (1846)
- French Academy of Sciences (1854) – foreign member
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1854)
- Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences (1855)
- Royal Society (1855) – foreign member
In 1855 Dirichlet was awarded the civil class medal of the Pour le Mérite order at von Humboldt's recommendation. The Dirichlet crater on the Moon and the 11665 Dirichlet asteroid are named after him.
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