Posthumous
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Not to be confused with the Gallic Emperor Postumus.
Posthumous may refer to:
- Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child's father
- Posthumous degree, an academic degree conferred after the death of the recipient
- Posthumous execution, ceremonial execution of someone already dead
- Posthumous marriage, a marriage after the death of one of the individuals involved in the marriage.
- Posthumous name, an honorary name given to a person who has died
- Posthumous promotion, a promotion given after death
- Posthumous recognition, an award given after death
- Posthumous sperm retrieval, extraction of a man's sperm after he has been pronounced brain dead
- Posthumous work, a book, song, movie, etc, released after the death of an author, singer, actor, director, etc.
People named Posthumous or Posthumus:
- Ladislaus the Posthumous, 15th century monarch in Bohemia, Hungary, and Austria
- Posthumus, a character in Shakespeare's play, Cymbeline
- Dick Posthumus, Michigan politician
Things named Posthumous:
- Posthumous Blasphemer, a music group founded in Belarus
- The Posthumous Collection, an episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Posthumous Diary, a book by Italian poet Eugenio Montale
- Posthumous (EP), an EP by The Banner
- E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group that produces cinematic music
- "Posthumus Zone", a song by E.S. Posthumus