List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1947
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1947 U.S. and Canadian Fellows
- Daniel AaronDaniel Aaron (academic)Daniel Aaron is an American writer and academic. Aaron helped found the Library of America in 1978.In 1937, Aaron became the first to graduate with a degree in "American Civilization" from Harvard University....
, Victor S. Thomas Professor Emeritus of English and American Literature, Harvard University: 1947. - Richard Alewyn, Deceased. German: 1947.
- Warren AmbroseWarren AmbroseWarren A. Ambrose was Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of Buenos Aires.He was born in Virden, Illinois in 1914...
, deceased.Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1947. - José J. Arrom, Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Latin American Literature, Yale University: 1947, 1964.
- Ralph BatesRalph Bates (writer)Ralph Bates was an English novelist. He is best known for his writings on pre–Civil War Spain.-Life:Bates was born in Swindon, England in 1899 and as a teenager worked at the Great Western Railway factory...
, Novelist; Professor Emeritus of Literature, New York University: 1947. - Paul Harold Beik, Centennial Professor Emeritus of History, Swarthmore College: 1947, 1949.
- Edwin Morris Betts, Deceased. U.S. History: 1947.
- Garrett BirkhoffGarrett BirkhoffGarrett Birkhoff was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory.The mathematician George Birkhoff was his father....
, Deceased. Mathematics: 1947. - Elizabeth BishopElizabeth BishopElizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1956 and a National Book Award Winner for Poetry in 1970. Elizabeth Bishop House is an artists' retreat in Great Village, Nova Scotia...
, Deceased. Poetry: 1947, 1978. - Richard V. Chase, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1947, 1962.
- Eleanor ClarkEleanor ClarkEleanor Clark was an American writer. Clark was born in Los Angeles. She attended Vassar College in the 1930s and was involved with the literary magazine Con Spirito there, along with Elizabeth Bishop, Mary McCarthy, and her sister Eunice Clark...
, Deceased. Fiction: 1947, 1950. - Edward T. ConeEdward T. ConeEdward Toner Cone was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, and philanthropist.Cone studied composition under Roger Sessions at Princeton University, receiving his bachelor's in 1939...
, Composer; Professor Emeritus of Music, Princeton University: 1947. - Sumner McKnight CrosbySumner McKnight CrosbySumner McKnight Crosby spent a lifetime excavating and analyzing the early-Gothic style Abbey of Saint-Denis, in Saint-Denis, France, north of Paris...
, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1947. - Philip Jackson Darlington, Jr, Deceased. Biology: 1947, 1956.
- Alexander J. Denomy, Deceased. Medieval Studies: 1947.
- John Wendell Dodds, Deceased . Humanities: 1947.
- David V. ErdmanDavid V. ErdmanDavid V. Erdman was an American literary critic, editor, and Professor Emeritus of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Professor Erdman established his reputation as a William Blake scholar when his Blake: Prophet Against Empire was published in 1954...
, Professor Emeritus SUNY, Stony Brook: 1947, 1954. - G. Blakemore EvansG. Blakemore EvansGwynne Blakemore Evans was an American scholar of Elizabethan literature best known for editing the Riverside Shakespeare edition in 1974.-Biography:...
, Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor Emeritus of English, Harvard University: 1947. - Herbert FeiglHerbert FeiglHerbert Feigl was an Austrian philosopher and a member of the Vienna Circle.-Biography:The son of a weaver, Feigl was born in Reichenberg , Bohemia, and matriculated at the University of Vienna in 1922...
, Deceased. Philosophy: 1947. - Wallace FowlieWallace FowlieWallace Fowlie was an American writer and professor of literature. He was the James B. Duke Professor of French Literature at Duke University from 1964. Known for his translations of the poet Arthur Rimbaud and his critical studies of French poetry and drama, he also wrote about rock-poet Jim...
, Deceased. French Literature: 1947, 1961. - Alfred Victor Frankenstein, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1947.
- Paul FranklPaul FranklPaul Frankl was a German art historian.After starting with architecture, Frankl studied art history in Munich. He earned his Ph.D. in 1910 and became professor for art history in Halle in 1921. As a result of his Jewish origin he was put on leave in 1933 after the rise to power of Nazism...
, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1947. - Morris Eugene Garnsey, Deceased. Economics: 1947.
- Anna Hadwick Gayton, Deceased. Anthropology: 1947.
- Dorothy Burne Goebel, Deceased. U.S. History: 1947.
- Xavier GonzalezXavier GonzalezXavier Gonzalez was a Spanish American artist. He was born in Almeria, Spain. He lived in Argentina and Mexico for some time. In 1925, he immigrated to the United States....
, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1947. - Shirley GrahamShirley Graham Du BoisShirley Graham Du Bois was an American-born author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes, as well as spouse of noted African-American thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B...
, Deceased. Biography: 1947. - Philip GustonPhilip GustonPhilip Guston was a notable painter and printmaker in the New York School, which included many of the Abstract expressionists, such as Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning...
, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1947, 1968. - William Haller, Deceased. British History: 1947, 1950, 1956.
- Paul Richard HalmosPaul HalmosPaul Richard Halmos was a Hungarian-born American mathematician who made fundamental advances in the areas of probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis . He was also recognized as a great mathematical expositor.-Career:Halmos obtained his B.A...
, Professor of Mathematics, University of Santa Clara: 1947. - Fritz HeiderFritz HeiderFritz Heider was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations, which expanded upon his creation of balance theory and marked the starting point of attribution theory...
, Deceased. Psychology: 1947, 1951. - Carl Gustav HempelCarl Gustav HempelCarl Gustav "Peter" Hempel was a philosopher of science and a major figure in 20th-century logical empiricism...
, Deceased. Philosophy: 1947. - Paul Henle, Deceased. Philosophy: 1947.
- Carl Kenneth Hersey, Deceased Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, University of Rochester: 1947.
- Richard Otto Hertz, Deceased. Art and Fine Arts Research: 1947.
- Helen Margaret Hewitt, Deceased. Music Research: 1947.
- Joseph Kinsey HowardJoseph Kinsey HowardJoseph Kinsey Howard was an American journalist, historian, and author, who wrote extensively about the history, culture, and economic circumstances of Montana...
, Deceased. Non Fiction: 1947, 1948. - John Richard Humphreys, Writer; Senior Lecturer II Emeritus in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University: 1947.
- Thomas L. Jacobs, Deceased. Chemistry: 1947.
- Sherman KentSherman KentSherman Kent, , was a Yale University history professor who, during World War II and through 17 years of Cold War-era service in the Central Intelligence Agency, pioneered many of the methods of intelligence analysis...
, Deceased. Political Science: 1947. - I. Michael LernerI. Michael LernerIsador Michael Lerner was a prominent geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Born in Harbin, Manchuria, he received his Ph.D. in genetics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1936...
, Deceased. Biology: 1947, 1952, 1956. - Pincus Philip Levine, Deceased. Biology: 1947.
- Earle G. Linsley, Professor Emeritus of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley: 1947.
- José López-Rey, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, New York University: 1947, 1960, 1967.
- Robert LowellRobert LowellRobert Traill Spence Lowell IV was an American poet, considered the founder of the confessional poetry movement. He was appointed the sixth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress where he served from 1947 until 1948...
, Deceased. Poetry: 1947. - Gordon Mackinney, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1947.
- Saunders Mac LaneSaunders Mac LaneSaunders Mac Lane was an American mathematician who cofounded category theory with Samuel Eilenberg.-Career:...
, Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Chicago: 1947, 1972. - Alice MarriottAlice MarriottAlice Sheets Marriott was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was married to J. Willard Marriott, founder of the hospitality company Marriott Corp.-Early life and career:...
, Deceased. Anthropology & Cultural Studies: 1947, 1960. - Edward Lippincott McAdam, Jr, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1947.
- Malcolm Francis McGregor, Deceased. Classics: 1947.
- Carroll Louis Meeks, Deceased. Architecture: 1947.
- Gustav A. Mehlquist, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1947.
- Jeannette Mirsky, Deceased. Biography: 1947, 1949.
- Jerome MorossJerome MorossJerome Moross was an American-born composer for the stage, and a composer, conductor and orchestrator for motion pictures.-Biography:...
, Deceased. Music Composition: 1947, 1949. - Richard B. MorrisRichard B. MorrisRichard Brandon Morris was an American historian best known for his pioneering work in colonial American legal history and the early history of American labor. In later years, he shifted his research interests to the constitutional, diplomatic, and political history of the American Revolution and...
, Deceased. U.S. History: 1947, 1961, 1982. - Charles Loch Mowat, Deceased. British History: 1947.
- Beaumont NewhallBeaumont NewhallBeaumont Newhall was an influential curator, art historian, writer, and photographer. His The History of Photography remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook...
, Deceased. Photography: 1947, 1975. - Jack Nichols, Painter, Toronto: 1947.
- Alex NorthAlex NorthAlex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood ....
, Deceased. Music Composition: 1947. - Elaine L. O'Beirne-Ranelagh, Writer, Cambridge, England: 1947. Appointed as Lewis, Elaine L.. Pseudonym: O'Neill-Barna, Anne.
- Milton Orchin, Director, Hoke S. Greene Laboratory of Catalysis; Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati: 1947.
- James Hubert Pepper, Deceased. Biology & Ecology: 1947.
- Dragan Plamenac, Deceased. Music Research: 1947.
- Jeanne Varney Pleasants, Deceased. French: 1947. Appointed as Varney, Jeanne.
- Bernard Frank Riess, Deceased. Psychology: 1947.
- William Andrew Ringler, Jr, Deceased. 16th & 17th English Literature: 1947, 1957.
- Isaac RosenfeldIsaac RosenfeldIsaac Rosenfeld was a Jewish-American writer who became a prominent member of the New York literary elite...
, Deceased. Fiction: 1947. - Henry M. Rosenthal, Deceased. Philosophy: 1947.
- Ernest RouleauErnest RouleauErnest Rouleau was a Canadian botanist specialist of Eastern Canada flora, in particular that of Newfoundland. He studied under Marie-Victorin, of which he published the second, enlarged and revised edition of the Flore Laurentienne, and under Fernald, whose Gray's Manual of Botany he also revised...
, Retired Professor of Botany, University of Montreal: 1947. - Walter Howard Rubsamen, Deceased. Music Research: 1947, 1957.
- Alexander Peter Russo, Painter; Professor Emeritus of Art, Hood College: 1947, 1949.
- Berta Vogel ScharrerBerta ScharrerBerta Vogel Scharrer was a German-born American scientist who helped to found the scientific discipline now known as neuroendocrinology.-Legacy:...
, Deceased. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1947. - David P. Shoemaker, Deceased. Chemistry: 1947.
- Theodore Sizer, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1947.
- Hallett D. Smith, Deceased. 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1947.
- Friedrich SolmsenFriedrich SolmsenFriedrich W. Solmsen was a philologist and professor of classical studies. His edition of Hesiod is considered definitive. He published nearly 150 books, monographs, scholarly articles, and reviews from the 1930s through the 1980s. Solmsen's work is characterized by a prevailing interest in the...
, Deceased M.S. Slaughter Professor Emeritus of Classics, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1947. - Alexander Sprunt, Jr, Deceased. Biology: 1947.
- K. Laurence Stapleton, Deceased. General Nonfiction: 1947.
- John Sinclair Stevenson, Deceased Professor of Geological Sciences, McGill: 1947.
- Wolfgang F. Stolper, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Michigan: 1947.
- Lionel TrillingLionel TrillingLionel Trilling was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. With wife Diana Trilling, he was a member of the New York Intellectuals and contributor to the Partisan Review. Although he did not establish a school of literary criticism, he is one of the leading U.S...
, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1947, 1975. - Arlin Turner, Deceased. American Literature: 1947, 1959. Appointed as Turner, Henry Arlin.
- Charles Frederick Voegelin, Deceased. Anthropology: 1947.
- Siegfried V. Wantrup, Deceased. Economics: 1947, 1951.
- James Curren Warf, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Southern California: 1947.
- Charles Edward WeidmanCharles WeidmanCharles Weidman is a renowned choreographer, modern dancer and teacher. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Modern Dance in America. He wanted to break free from the traditional movements of dance forms popular at the time to create a uniquely American style of movement...
, Deceased. Dance: 1947. - Erminie Wheeler-VoegelinErminie Wheeler-VoegelinErminie Wheeler-Voegelin was an anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnohistorian.She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1923, and returned there after working for a newspaper in Florida, to pursue a master's degree in anthropology...
, Deceased. Anthropology & Cultural Studies: 1947. Appointed as Erminie Wheeler Voegelin. - John Hales Whitney, Retired Film Maker, Pacific Palisades, California: 1947, 1948.
1947 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows
- Luis Alberto Acuña, Artist, Bogotá: 1947.
- Eduardo Arcila Farías, Professor of History, Central University of Venezuela: 1947.
- Roberto F. Banfi, Biochemist, Buenos Aires: 1947.
- Federico Bonet Marco, Paleontologist, Mexican Institute of Petroleum Exploration, Mexico City: 1947.
- Antenor Leitao de Carvalho, Herpetologist, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro: 1947, 1952.
- Juan Daniel Curet Cuevas, Retired Vice President of Academic Affairs, Interamerican University, Hato Rey: 1947.
- Antonio P. Digilio, Botanist, National Institute of Crop Technology, Buenos Aires: 1947.
- José Luis Duomarco, Deceased. Medicine: 1947.
- Thales Martins, Deceased. Physiologist: 1947, 1948.
- José Oiticica Filho, Deceased. Biology: 1947, 1949.
- Armando Pacheco, Deceased. Fine Arts Painting: 1947.
- Héctor Poleo, Deceased Fine Arts Painting: 1947.
- J. Emilio Ramírez, Deceased. Earth Science: 1947.
- Manuel Riveros Molinari, Deceased. Medicine: 1947.
- Javier Romero Molina, Deceased. Anthropology: 1947.
- Antonio Sánchez-Barbudo, Vilas Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1947, 1960.
- Aníbal Sánchez Reulet, Deceased. Philosophy: 1947.
- Luis Antonio Santaló, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Buenos Aires: 1947.
See also
- 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...