News
Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark has conferred a knighthood on Professor Finn Tarp
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark honored our Director, Professor Finn Tarp, with the Order of the Dannebrog.
![Queen Margrethe II of Denmark honored Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER, with the Order of the Dannebrog. The ceremony took place in Denmark on 14 December 2015. Photo: Klaus Møller](/sites/default/files/News/Images/Finn-knighthood.jpg)
The Order was instituted in 1671 by King Christian V of Denmark and Norway, and until 1808 membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank who formed a single class known as White Knights. Today, the Order of the Dannebrog is a means of honouring and rewarding faithful servants of the modern Danish state for meritorious civil or military service, for a particular contribution to the arts, sciences, or business life, or for those working for Danish interests. More (in Danish).