sentences:  He is also a Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of French Polynesia (2016).Kirch's research was recognized by the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.From 1997 to 1998, Krich was a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and in 2010, Kirch was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.