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Professor is not a title
Professors typically also have doctorates, though. Besides, professor is a title in most western countries. What it's not is a degree.
Yes, that's what I meant. Professor is quite something else than doctor
But professors are very often doctors, because they often have extensive research lines. And it helps a lot to have a PhD to get funding and it opens up jobs and other opportunities in scientific research.