They are given special honorary citizenship by a foreign state.
In 1870 he was awarded honorary citizenship of the town.
Late in the trip, he again received honorary citizenship of Maryland.
Representative Israel proposed honorary citizenship in 2004, but the bill died.
In 1985, he finally received the honorary citizenship of his home town, Gelsenkirchen.
In addition to these academic awards he has also received various honorary citizenships.
He was awarded honorary citizenship of Dallas in 1996 for his achievements.
Upon his retirement in 1924 he was awarded honorary citizenship of Berlin.
The town of Żurawno awarded him honorary citizenship in 1895.
In Germany honorary citizenship is awarded by cities, towns and sometimes federal states.
