HONORS 2015 Honorary Doctor of Economics, Lund, Sweden 2011 European Latsis Prize 2011, European Science Foundation [ European Latsis Prize 2011 | Laudatio for James Vaupel ] 2010 Honorary Doctor of Civil Law, Newcastle, United Kingdom 2009 Seneca Medal, Industrieclub Düsseldorf, Germany 2008 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Germany 2008 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA 2008 Mindel C. Sheps Award for Mathematical Demography, Population Association of America, USA [ Talk by James W. Vaupel ] 2004 Regular Scientific Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 2003 Longevity prize of the Ipsen Foundation, France 2001 Irene B. Taeuber Award for Lifetime Achievement, Population Association of America, USA 1996 Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, Germany