In academia, a Festschrift (; plural, Festschriften, ) is a book honouring a respected academic. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication.

A Festschrift contains original contributions by the so-honoured academic's close colleagues, often including their former doctoral students. It is typically published on the occasion of an anniversary. A Festschrift can be anything from a slim volume to a work in several volumes. It often includes important contributions to scholarship or science.

Since no English designation for such a book has been established, the German word Festschrift is widely used internationally. However, Festschriften are often titled something like Essays in honour of... or Essays presented to...

Academics who had a notable Festschrift

• Jagdish Bhagwati
• Gordon Clark
• Joseph Goguen
• Stephen Kleene
• Thomas Schaub Noonan
• James L. Massey
• Jens Rasmussen
• Cornelius Van Til
• Greg L. Bahnsen
• D.Thomas Hanks, Jr.
• Charles Williams

Webfestschrift

Increasingly, Festschriften are being compiled and published by electronic means. An electronic Festschrift is often called a Webfestschrift (pronounced either ). Although there are many valuable collections published online, the first public use of this term corresponds to B.I Marshak's Webfestschrift, Eran ud Aneran, published online on October 2003.

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