Leonid Rudnytzky

Leonid Ivanovych Rudnytzky (born September 8, 1935 in Lviv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian linguist and professor of German, Slavic and Ukrainian Studies. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and co-editor of numerous American and Ukrainian encyclopedias.

Awards

• Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching for teaching at La Salle University in Philadelphia (USA – 1966)
• Ivan Franko Literary Prize of the Union of Writers of Ukraine for research in Franko studies (Kyiv, Ukraine – 1993)
• Award of the President of Ukraine for his personal contribution to the development of the Ukrainian state (Kyiv, Ukraine – 1996)
• Basilian Humanitarian Award from the Order of Basilian Sisters (Sestry Vasilianky) (Philadelphia, USA – 1997)
• Order of Yaroslav the Wise – IV degree (Kyiv, Ukraine – 2003)
• Knight of the Order of Malta (USA – 2004)
• Pro Universitate Medal of the Ukrainian Free University (Munich, Germany – 2005)
• Diploma of Laureate and Medal of Myhailo Hrushevsky (Lviv, Ukraine – 2005)