List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1927
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1927 U.S. and Canadian Fellows
- Edward Frederick Adolph, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1927.
- William Ruthrauff Amberson, Deceased. Physiology: 1927.
- Nicholas G.J. BallantaNicholas G.J. BallantaNicholas G.J. Ballanta was a Sierra Leonean music scholar, composer and educator who conducted field research of the music of West Africa in the early 20th century. His education in European music influenced his musical compositions...
, Deceased. Music Research: 1927, 1928. - Marion Elizabeth BlakeMarion Elizabeth BlakeMarion Elizabeth Blake was a classical languages professor who is known for her work in researching the technology of Roman construction. Dr. Blake died in Rome, Italy, in 1961.-Blake's Background:...
, Deceased. Classics: 1927, 1929, 1953. - Richard Bradfield, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1927, 1928.
- Ford Keeler Brown, Deceased. 19th Century English Literature: 1927, 1929, 1930.
- E. Malcolm Carroll, Deceased. French History: 1927, 1928.
- John Wesley Carroll, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1927.
- Mollie Ray Carroll, Deceased. Economics: 1927.
- Samuel Vance Chamberlain, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1927.
- Ralph Erskine Cleland, Deceased. Biology: 1927, 1928.
- Raphael Demos, Deceased. French History: 1927.
- Ernest Theodore De Wald, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1927, 1931.
- Frederick Charles Dietz, Deceased. British History: 1927.
- John William DraperJohn William DraperJohn William Draper was an American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian, and photographer. He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face and the first detailed photograph of the Moon...
, Deceased. 18th Century English Literature: 1927, 1928. - Carl Henry EckartCarl EckartCarl Henry Eckart was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed the Wigner-Eckart theorem and is also known for the Eckart conditions in quantum mechanics.-Education:Eckart began college in 1919 at Washington University in St...
, Deceased. Physics: 1927. - William Henry Eyster, Deceased. Plant Science: 1927.
- Avard FairbanksAvard FairbanksAvard Tennyson Fairbanks was a prolific 20th century American sculptor. Three of his sculptures are in the United States Capitol, and the state capitols in both Utah and Wyoming, as well as numerous other locations, also have his works...
, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1927. - Philip FranklinPhilip FranklinPhilip Franklin was an American mathematician and professor whose work was primarily focused in analysis....
, Deceased. Mathematics: 1927. - George Ernest GibsonGeorge Ernest GibsonGeorge Ernest Gibson was a Scottish born American nuclear chemist.-Early years:George Ernest Gibson was born Edinburgh, Scotland and educated partly in Germany where attended a gymnasium in Darmstadt, finishing his schooling in Edinburgh. He studied chemistry at the University of Edinburgh...
, Deceased. Chemistry: 1927. - Frank Dunstone Graham, Deceased. German & East European History: 1927.
- Roy HarrisRoy HarrisRoy Ellsworth Harris , was an American composer. He wrote much music on American subjects, becoming best known for his Symphony No...
, Deceased. Music Composition: 1927, 1928, 1976. - Rodney Beecher Harvey, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1927, 1928.
- Lewis Victor HeilbrunnLewis Victor HeilbrunnLewis Victor Heilbrunn was an influential American biologist.Heilbrunn was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927, and on his return from Europe began teachingat Pennsylvania University, a position he would hold for 30 years...
, Deceased. Biology: 1927. - Fred G. Hoffherr, Deceased. French: 1927.
- William Vermillion HoustonWilliam Vermillion HoustonWilliam Vermillion Houston was an American physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics as well as being a teacher and administrator.His family name is pronounced HOW-stun, in contrast to the pronunciation of the city of Houston in which he lived...
, Deceased. Physics: 1927. - Frank Clark Hoyt, Deceased. Physics: 1927.
- Helen Moore Johnson, Deceased. Far Eastern Studies-India: 1927.
- Victor F. Lenzen, Deceased. Physics: 1927.
- Carl McKinleyCarl McKinleyCarl McKinley was an American composer of classical music. Born in Maine, he spent some time in Paris on a Guggenheim Fellowship. He studied music at Harvard University, and was granted a Naumberg Fellowship to study in New York City for the 1917-1918 school year. There he worked with Rubin...
, Deceased. Music Composition: 1927, 1928. - Isamu NoguchiIsamu Noguchiwas a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces,...
, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1927, 1928. - Dorothy Ochtman, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1927.
- Frank Lawrence OwsleyFrank Lawrence OwsleyFrank Lawrence Owsley was an American historian who taught at Vanderbilt University for most of his career, where he specialized in southern history and was a member of the Southern Agrarians.-Life and career:...
, Deceased. U.S. History: 1927. - Edwin Blake Payson, Deceased. Biology: 1927.
- Nathaniel PefferNathaniel PefferNathaniel Peffer was an American researcher of Far East problems.Educated at the University of Chicago, Peffer became a Far Eastern correspondent for the New York Tribune, and lived in China for 25 years...
, Deceased. Non-Fiction: 1927, 1928. - Richard Joseph Purcell, Deceased. U.S. History: 1927.
- Lloyd Hilton Reyerson, Deceased. Chemistry: 1927, 1957.
- John Andrew Rice, Jr., Deceased. 18th Century English Literature: 1927.
- Bernard RogersBernard RogersBernard Rogers was an American composer.Rogers was born in New York City. He studied with Arthur Farwell, Ernest Bloch, Percy Goetschius, and Nadia Boulanger. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music, The Hartt School, and the Eastman School of Music...
, Deceased. Music Composition: 1927, 1928. - Bernadotte Everly SchmittBernadotte Everly Schmitt-Biography:He received his Master of Arts from the University of Oxford and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1916 he gained notice with England and Germany, 1740-1914. His book The Coming of the War, 1914 won him the Pulitzer Prize for History. He was the first editor of the...
, Deceased. Intellectual History: 1927. - Arthur Wellesley Secord, Deceased. 18th Century English Literature: 1927.
- Odell ShepardOdell ShepardOdell Shepard was an American professor, poet, and politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1941 to 1943.-Life:...
, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1927. - Theodore J. Stearns, Deceased. Music Composition: 1927.
- George Malcolm Stephenson, Deceased. U.S. History: 1927.
- Archer Taylor, Deceased. Germanics and Bibliography: 1927, 1960.
- Harry Shultz VandiverHarry VandiverHarry Schultz Vandiver was an American mathematician, known for work in number theory.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Lyon and Ida Frances Vandiver...
, Deceased. Mathematics: 1927, 1930. - Roger Hewes Wells, Deceased. Political Science: 1927.
- Leonard Dupee White, Deceased. Political Sciences: 1927, 1928.
- Walter WhiteWalter Francis WhiteWalter Francis White was a civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for almost a quarter of a century and directed a broad program of legal challenges to segregation and disfranchisement. He was also a journalist, novelist, and essayist...
, Deceased. Fiction: 1927. - Judith Blow Williams, Deceased. British History: 1927, 1929.
- William Jerome Wilson, Deceased. Classics: 1927.
- Jay Walter Woodrow, Deceased. Physics: 1927.
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- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...