▁agreed ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Rose ▁of ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁Germany ' s ▁Gros se ▁Verd ienst kre uz ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁a ▁t ribute ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁Fest schrift , ▁F an fare ▁for ▁Ernest ▁New man ▁was ▁published ▁to ▁mark ▁his ▁golden ▁j ub ile e ▁as ▁a ▁critic , ▁with ▁contributions ▁from ▁Ne ville ▁Card us , ▁Philip ▁Hope - W al lace , ▁Ger ald ▁Abraham , ▁W inton ▁Dean , ▁Christopher ▁Hass all ▁and ▁Sir ▁Jack ▁West rup , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁New man ' s ▁wid ow ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir ▁of ▁him . ▁Review ing ▁the ▁book , ▁Jack ▁West rup ▁wrote , ▁" Her ▁narr ative ▁records ▁quite ▁simply ▁her ▁day - to - day ▁life ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁forty ▁years .... ▁ ▁Here ▁is ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁rel ent less ▁worker , ▁frequently ▁struggling ▁with ▁ill ▁health , ▁obst inate ▁in ▁his ▁determ ination ▁to ▁make ▁enough ▁to ▁live ▁on , ▁gro an ing ▁under ▁the ▁self - im posed ▁bur den ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁of ▁Wagner .... ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁faint ly ▁disturb ing ▁note ▁is ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁children ." ▁ ▁Gro ve ' s ▁Dictionary