SettingsHonorary Members of the Order of Merit
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer OM was a German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary.
Albert Schweitzer OM was a German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary.
Criticism of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (pronounced ), was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of...
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (pronounced ), was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of...
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
John Gilbert Winant
John Gilbert Winant OM (February 23, 1889-November 3, 1947) was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire.
John Gilbert Winant OM (February 23, 1889-November 3, 1947) was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire.
Joseph Joffre
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M., was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategica...
Mother Teresa
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta as she is known to the Catholic Church, or Mother Teresa as she is commonly known, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta as she is known to the Catholic Church, or Mother Teresa as she is commonly known, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, OM, FBA was a scholar and statesman who was President of India from 1962 to 1967.
Dr Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, OM, FBA was a scholar and statesman who was President of India from 1962 to 1967.
Tōgō Heihachirō
Fleet Admiral Marquis was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes.
Fleet Admiral Marquis was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes.
Yamagata Aritomo
Field Marshal Prince, also known as Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan.
Field Marshal Prince, also known as Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan.