Posthumous

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Posthumous means "after death", or "after the death of".

It may also refer to:

• Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child's parent
• 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:

• 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

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