List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1956

1956 U.S. and Canadian Fellows

• Adam Abruzzi, Engineering: 1956.
• Edward Allen Adelberg, Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics, Yale University: 1956, 1965.
• Max Alfert, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• Roger William Anliker, Painter; Professor Emeritus of Painting, Tyler School of Art, Temple University: 1956.
• Gustaf Olof Svante Arrhenius, Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego: 1956.
• William Ayres Arrowsmith, Classics: 1956.
• John Arthos, Hereward T. Price Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature, University of Michigan: 1956.
• Karl Aschenbrenner, Philosophy: 1956.
• Donald Leslie Augustine, Medicine: 1956.
• Margaret Kirkland Avison, Poet, Toronto: 1956.
• Herschel Clay Baker, Literary Criticism: 1956, 1963.
• Edward William Barankin, Mathematics: 1956.
• Richard Bardolph, Jefferson Standard Professor Emeritus of History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: 1956.
• Walter Jackson Bate, 19th Century English Literature: 1956, 1965.
• William Jack Baumol, Joseph Douglas Green, 1895, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Princeton University; Professor of Economics, New York University: 1956.
• Marvin Burton Becker, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Michigan: 1956.
• Jack Leonard Benson, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology and Art History, University of Massachusetts Amherst: 1956.
• Stewart D. Bloom, Senior Staff Physicist, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and Emeritus Professor of Applied Physics, University of California, Davis: 1956.
• Heinz Bluhm, Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies, Boston College: 1956.
• George Boas, Philosophy: 1956.
• David M. Bonner, Biochemistry: 1956.
• Wayne Clayson Booth, George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English and of the Humanities, University of Chicago: 1956, 1969.
• Ralph Wilfred Borge, Painter; Professor of Painting and Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts: 1956.
• Arthur J. Boucot, Distinguished Professor of Zoology & Geology, Oregon State University: 1956.
• Daniel C. Boughner, Renaissance Studies: 1956, 1958.
• Peter Muschamp Boyd-Bowman, Emeritus Professor of Spanish Linguistics, State University of New York at Buffalo: 1956.
• Nathan Broder, Music Research: 1956.
• Harvey Brooks, Professor of Technology and Public Policy Emeritus, Harvard University: 1956.
• Reuben Arthur Brower, English Literature: 1956, 1965.
• Allan H. Brown, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Pennsylvania: 1956.
• E. Cary Brown, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956.
• Spencer Wharton Brown, Biology-Plant Science: 1956.
• Stuart MacDonald Brown, Jr., Philosophy: 1956.
• Gene Blakely Carpenter, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Brown University: 1956.
• Peter Charanis, History: 1956.
• Vernon H. Cheldelin, Chemistry: 1956.
• Huai Chang Chiang, Professor Emeritus of Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife, University of Minnesota: 1956.
• Arthur LeRoy Cohen, Professor of Botany and Biological Sciences, Washington State University: 1956.
• I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Harvard University: 1956.
• Robert Greer Cohn, Professor of French, Stanford University: 1956, 1985.
• Julian David Cole, Mathematics: 1956.
• P. J. Conkwright, Fine Arts Research: 1956.
• Elias James Corey, Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry, Harvard University: 1956, 1968.
• Israel I. Cornet, Engineering: 1956.
• Frank Albert Cotton, W.T. Dougherty-Welch Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Texas A& M University: 1956, 1989.
• William Garrett Crane, Renaissance Studies: 1956.
• John Thomas Curtis, Biology-Plant Ecology: 1942, 1956.
• Hans Theodor A. David, Music Research: 1956.
• Sidney Davidson, Ernst & Young Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, University of Chicago: 1956.
• Moshe Davis, U.S. History: 1956.
• Thomas Edward Davitt, Law: 1956.
• Christopher Mounsey Dawson, Classics: 1956.
• Glanville Downey, Classics: 1956.
• Louisa Dresser, Deceased Trustee, Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts: 1956.
• Walter Francis Richard Edgell, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Purdue University: 1956.
• Søren Christian Egerod, East Asian Studies: 1956.
• Lorenz Edwin Alfred Eitner, Osgood Hooker Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, Stanford University: 1956.
• William Hanna Elder, William Rucker Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia: 1956.
• Theodore Enns, Physics: 1956.
• Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Toronto: 1956.
• W. Conard Fernelius, Chemistry: 1956.
• Henry George Fischer, Lila Acheson Wallace Research Curator Emeritus of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1956.
• Carlisle Floyd, Composer, Houston, Texas; Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Houston: 1956.
• Sherman Frankel, Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania: 1956, 1978.
• William Frederick Fry, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1956.
• Roland Mushat Frye, Chairman, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ: 1956, 1973.
• Wolfgang Heinrich Fuchs, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Cornell University: 1956.
• Harry Wilks Fulbright, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Rochester: 1956.
• Hans Wilhelm Gatzke, German and East European History: 1956.
• Perry W. Gilbert, Biology & Ecology: 1956, 1963.
• Myron Piper Gilmore, Law, Renaissance Studies: 1956.
• Thomas Paton Goodman, Engineering: 1956.
• Robert Aaron Gordon, Economics: 1956.
• Charles Mayo Goss, History of Science: 1956.
• David Granick, Economic History: 1956.
• Melvin Martin Green, Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University of California, Davis: 1956, 1968.
• Albert J. Guerard, Albert Guerard Professor Emeritus of Literature, Stanford University: 1956.
• Edmund Thomas Haines, Music Composition: 1956, 1957.
• Mason Haire, Professor Emeritus of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956.
• Seymour Putterman Halbert, Former Vice President for Research and Development, Cordis Research Corporation, Miami, Florida: 1956.
• Oscar Halecki, German & East European History: 1956.
• Joseph Pratt Harris, Political Science: 1956.
• Joseph Lawson Hodges, Jr., Professor of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• Brian Francis Hoffman, David Hosack Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University: 1956.
• Vivian Constance Hopkins, American Literature: 1956.
• Leo Hughes, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Texas at Austin: 1956.
• John P. Hultberg, Artist, New York City: 1956.
• Raymond M. Immerwahr, Professor Emeritus of German, University of Western Ontario: 1956.
• John David Jackson, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• William Jaffé, Economics: 1956.
• Myron A. Jeppesen, Physics: 1956.
• Edgar Johnson, 19th Century English Literature: 1956, 1966.
• Paul Alfred Jorgensen, Professor Emeritus of English, University of California, Los Angeles: 1956.
• Nathan Kaliss, Senior Staff Scientist Emeritus, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine: 1956.
• Martin David Kamen, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego: 1956, 1972.
• David Karp, Writer, New York City: 1956.
• Lloyd A. W. Kasten, Solalinde Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1956.
• Joseph J. Katz, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL: 1956
• Walter Joseph Kauzmann, David B. Jones Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Princeton University: 1956, 1974.
• John Haskell Kemble, U.S. History: 1956.
• William Hugh Kenner, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Georgia: 1956, 1963.
• John Edgar Kilpatrick, Chemistry: 1956.
• Earl Kim, Composer; James Edward Ditson Professor Emeritus of Music, Harvard University: 1956.
• Robert Starr Kinsman, Professor Emeritus of English, University of California, Los Angeles: 1956.
• Gordon Macdonald Kirkwood, Frederic J. Whiton Professor Emeritus of Classics, Cornell University: 1956.
• Bernard M. Knox, Professor Emeritus of Greek, Yale University and Director Emeritus, Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, D.C.: 1956.
• James Stark Koehler, Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1956.
• Gwin Jackson Kolb, Chester D. Tripp Professor Emeritus of English, University of Chicago: 1956.
• Josef Korbel, Russian Studies: 1956.
• Murray Krieger, University Professor of English, University of California, Irvine: 1956, 1961.
• Roger Edward Kuntz, Fine Arts-Painting: 1956.
• Stephan Kuttner, Law: 1956, 1966.
• Ezra Laderman, Composer; Dean, Yale School of Music: 1956, 1958, 1964.
• Richard David Lambert, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania: 1956.
• Gustave Lanctot, British History: 1956, 1957.
• Ruth Catherine Lawson, Political Science: 1956.
• Robert L. Letsinger, Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University: 1956.
• Milton Levy, Biochemistry: 1956.
• Oscar Lewis, Anthropology: 1956, 1962.
• Kathleen Martha Lynch, 16th and 17th Century English Literature: 1956.
• Wallace T. MacCaffrey, Francis Lee Higginson Professor Emeritus of History, Harvard University: 1956, 1982.
• R. Stuart Mackay, Physics: 1956, 1957.
• Arthur John Madden, Jr., Chemistry: 1956.
• Joseph Marin, Engineering: 1956.
• William Leitch Marshall, Jr., Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 1956.
• Richard Burroughs Mather, Emeritus Professor of Chinese, University of Minnesota: 1956.
• Sigurd W. Melsted, Biology-Plant Science: 1956.
• Jan Meyerowitz, Music Composition: 1956, 1958.
• John Leon Mish, Far Eastern Studies: 1956.
• Kurt Martin Mislow, Hugh Scott Taylor Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Princeton University: 1956, 1974.
• Edwin Evariste Moise, Mathematics: 1956.
• Charles Merrill Mount, Writer and Portrait Painter, Washington, DC: 1956.
• George L. Mueller, Painter, Whiting, New Jersey: 1956.
• Harry Miles Muheim, Writer, San Francisco, California: 1956.
• Frederick Ludwig Mulhauser, 19th Century English Literature: 1956.
• Siemon William Muller, Earth Science: 1956.
• Kurt H. Nadelmann, Law: 1956.
• Robert Sterling Neuman, Painter; Emeritus Professor of Art, Keene State College, University of New Hampshire: 1956.
• Herbert Mark Neustadt, Retired Associate Professor of Electronics, U.S. Naval Academy: 1956, 1957.
• James Hastings Nichols, U.S. History:1956.
• Donald S. Noyce, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• Richard Offner, Fine Arts Research: 1956.
• Ned O'Gorman, Poet, New York City: 1956, 1962.
• Tryggvi Julius Oleson, Professor of History, University of Manitoba, Medieval History: 1956.
• Felix Oppenheim, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst: 1956.
• Harold E. Pearson, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine: 1956.
• Russell Allen Peck, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Physics, Brown University: 1956.
• Robert Louis Pecsok, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa: 1956.
• Margaret Williams Pepperdene, Ellen Douglass Leyburn Professor Emeritus of English, Agnes Scott College: 1956.
• Redding Francis Perry, Non-Fiction: 1956.
• Gerald Cleveland Phillips, Physics: 1956.
• John Gardner Phillips, Astronomy: 1956.
• Richard Edgar Pipes, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History, Harvard University: 1956, 1965.
• Robert Louis Politzer, Linguistics: 1956.
• Earl Pomeroy, Beekman Professor Emeritus of Northwest and Pacific History, University of Oregon: 1956, 1971.
• Nicholas N. Poppe, East Asian Studies: 1956.
• Alf Erling Porsild, Biology-Plant Science: 1956.
• George William Potter, Non-Fiction: 1956.
• William S. Powell, Professor Emeritus of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1956.
• Leona E. Prasse, Fine Arts Research: 1956.
• Andre Racz, Fine Arts: 1956.
• Robert Lawrence Rands, Professor of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University: 1956.
• R. John Rath, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Minnesota: 1956.
• Felix Reichmann, Professor Emeritus of Bibliography, Cornell University: 1956.
• Donald Montgomery Reynolds, Associate Professor Emeritus of Bacteriology, University of California, Davis: 1956.
• John Hamilton Reynolds, Physics: 1956, 1986.
• Francis Asbury Richards, Oceanography: 1956.
• David M. Robb, Professor Emeritus of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania: 1956.
• Sidney Roberts, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles: 1956.
• Paul McDonald Robinett, U.S. History: 1956.
• George Rochberg, Composer; Annenberg Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, University of Pennsylvania: 1956, 1966.
• William S. Rodney, Adjunct Research Professor of Physics, Georgetown University: 1956.
• Earl R. Rolph, Economics: 1956.
• Christian S. Rondestvedt, Jr., Retired Senior Research Associate, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware: 1956.
• Frank Rooney, Fiction: 1956.
• Clemens Carel Johannes Roothaan, Louis Block Professor of Physics, University of Chicago: 1956.
• Malvin Avram Ruderman, Centennial Professor of Physics, Columbia University: 1956, 1979.
• Paul G. Ruggiers, David Ross Boyd Professor of English, University of Oklahoma: 1956.
• John Joseph Ryan, Jr., Deceased, Medieval History: 1956.
• Kanjyo Sakimura, Deceased Honorary Associate in Entomology, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu; Affiliate Member, Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa: 1956.
• David S. Saxon, Chairman of the Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956, 1961.
• Howard K. Schachman, Professor of the Graduate School, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Research Biochemist, Virus Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• Thomas A. Schafer, Professor Emeritus of Church History, McCormack Theological Seminary, Chicago: 1956.
• Harold Abraham Scheraga, Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Cornell University: 1956, 1962.
• Leonard Isaac Schiff, Particle Physics: 1956.
• Fred Henry Schmidt, Physics: 1956.
• Jacob Schmookler, Economics: 1956.
• Alan Leo Schneider, Theatre Arts: 1956.
• Samuel Schoenbaum, 16th and 17th Century English Literature: 1956, 1969.
• Charles Arthur Schroeder, Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of California, Los Angeles: 1956.
• Egon Schwarz, Rosa May Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Washington University: 1956.
• Zdenek Sekera, Astronomy-Astrophycis: 1956, 1960.
• Robert Serber, Physics: 1956.
• Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, Deceased, American Literature: 1956.
• Paul L-M Serruys, Professor Emeritus of Chinese and East Asian Studies, University of Washington: 1956.
• Milton Clayton Shaw, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Arizona State University: 1956.
• David Shemin, Deceased, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: 1956, 1970.
• Arthur Sherbo, Professor Emeritus of English, Michigan State University: 1956.
• Seymour J. Shifrin, Deceased, Music Composition: 1956, 1959.
• Seymour Slive, Gleason Professor of Fine Arts, Harvard University: 1956, 1978.
• W. Eugene Smith, Photography: 1956, 1957, 1968.
• Virginia Sorensen, Deceased.
• Lewis William Spitz, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of History, Stanford University: 1956.
• David Spring, Emeritus Professor of History, The Johns Hopkins University: 1956.
• Jack Steinberger, Retired Senior Physicist, CERN, Geneva; Adjunct Professor of Physics, Columbia University: 1956.
• Clarence Sterling, Deceased, Biology-Plant Science: 1956, 1963.
• Wilma Dykeman Stokely, Writer, Newport, Tennessee: 1956. aka Dykeman, Wilma.
• Joseph Ward Straley, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1956.
• Clara M. Szego, Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles: 1956.
• Charles Tanford, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Duke University: 1956.
• Georges M. Temmer, Physics: 1956.
• Leonid Michael Tichvinsky, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley: 1956.
• Cornelius A. Tobias, Deceased, Biochemistry—Molecular Biology: 1956.
• William E. Truce, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Purdue University: 1956.
• Clifford Ambrose Truesdell, III, Professor Emeritus of Rational Mechanics, Johns Hopkins University: 1956.
• Stanley Twardowicz, Painter; Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Hofstra University: 1956.
• Adam Bruno Ulam, Deceased, Russian History: 1956, 1969.
• Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky, Deceased, Music Composition: 1956, 1960.
• Linda Van Norden, Deceased, 16th & 17th Century English: 1956.
• Felix Marc Hermann Villars, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956.
• Heinz von Foerster, Professor Emeritus of Biophysics and of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1956, 1963.
• David R. Wagoner, Writer, Edmonds, Washington; Professor of English, University of Washington: 1956.
• Roland Leslie Warren, Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies, Brandeis University: 1956.
• Victor Frederick Weisskopf, Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1956.
• Donald Wetzel, Writer, Flagstaff, AZ: 1956.
• Harry Blackmore Whittington, Woodwardian Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Cambridge: 1956.
• Matthew Immanuel Wiencke, Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College: 1956.
• Cornelis Adrianus Gerrit Wiersma, Biology: 1956.
• Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, Professor of Philosophy and Politics, University of Dallas: 1956.
• Aubrey Lake Williams, Jr., Graduate Research Professor of English, University of Florida: 1956.
• T. Harry Williams, U.S. History: 1956.
• Arthur McCandless Wilson, Deceased. Biography: 1939, 1956.
• Robert W. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Adjunct Professor of Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas: 1956.
• Richard Kenelm Winslow, Composer; John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, Wesleyan University: 1956.
• George Winter, Deceased, Engineering: 1956.
• William L. Winter, Professor Emeritus of History, Central Connecticut State College: 1956.
• Hans M. Wolff, Deceased, Germanics: 1956.
• Leonard Ernest Woodbury, Deceased, Classics: 1956.
• James Leslie Woodress, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English, University of California, Davis: 1956.

  1956 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows

• Samuel Barocio Barrios, Deceased, Mathematics: 1956.
• Esteban Boltovskoy, Deceased, Earth Science: 1956.
• Carlos Botto Vallarino, Composer; Professor of Music, University of Chile: 1956.
• Alceu Lemos de Castro, Zoologist, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro: 1956.
• Amadeu Cury, Professor of Microbiology and Dean, University of Brasília: 1956.
• Jaime Díaz Moreno, Professor of Plant Pathology, Central University of Ecuador; Director, Department of Industrial Promotion, National Financial Corporation, Quito: 1956.
• Aquiles Escalante Polo, Sociologist, Barranquilla, Colombia: 1956.
• Alberto Rex González, Professor of Archaeology, National University of Comahue, Argentina: 1956, 1966, 1967.
• Geoffrey Lamont Holder, Painter, Writer, and Choreographer, New York City: 1956.
• Lorenzo Homar, Painter-Print Maker, Miramar, Puerto Rico: 1956.
• Günter Lumer, Professor of Mathematics, State University at Mons, Belgium: 1956.
• José Maceda, Chairman and Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Research, University of the Philippines, Quezon City: 1956.
• Luis Münch Paniagua, Astronomer: 1956.
• Tulio Pizzi Pozzi, Professor of General Pathology, University of Chile: 1956, 1958.
• José Ploper, Technical Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, Tucumán; As sociate Professor of Agriculture, National University of Tucumán : 1956, 1960.
• Juan Francisco Recalde, Surgeon; Professor Emeritus of Surgery, National University of Ansunción: 1956.
• Adolfo Max Rothschild, Retired Professor of Pharmacology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Ribeirao Preto: 1956, 1957.
• Carmen Velasquez, Deceased, Biology: 1956, 1962.
• Gregorio T. Velasquez, Deceased, Biology-Plant Science:1956.
• Orlando Eugenio Villamayor, Professor of Mathematics, University of Buenos Aires: 1956.
• Pedro E. Zadunaisky, Head, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Commission for Space Research, San Miguel: 1956, 1977.
• Rodrigo Zeledón Araya, Professor of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica: 1956, 1958, 1959.