Heinrich Harrer - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
  • 1978: Honorary Medal in Gold of the city of Vienna
  • 1980: Gold Medal of the city of Graz
  • 1982: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
  • 1982: Grand Merit Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2002: Light of Truth Award (Tibetan Government-in-exile)
  • Golden Humboldt Medal (Austria)

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