List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1926 explained

Thirty-seven scholars and artists across 18 states were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1926.[1] [2]

Fellows

Category Field of Study Fellow Institutional association Research topic Notes Ref
Creative Arts Fine Arts Group of paintings: religious and historical in character abroad Also won in 1927
Portraiture [3]
Mural decoration in Europe [4]
Musical Composition Composition Also won in 1925 [5] [6]
[7]
Also won in 1927
Poetry Poetry and prose Also won in 1927 [8]
Humanities Architecture, Planning and Design Authoritative set of drawings, being restorations of three Romanesque French churches Also won in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1954 [9] [10]
Biography Early history of Georgia and Alabama
British History Sir George Downing Also won in 1925 [11]
Monograph preparation on William Ewart Gladstone as a colonial statesman [12]
Classics Also won in 1925
English Literature New edition of Coleridge's literary criticism Also won in 1928
Studying and editing unpublished ballads of the Pepysian collection
[13]
General Nonfiction Danger trends in world race relations Also won in 1925
German and Scandinavian Literature Also won in 1960 [14]
Medieval History English local government
Use of romance languages by the Jews [15] [16]
Near Eastern Studies Mitanni group of peoples in Northern Mesopotamia Also won in 1927 [17]
Philosophy Theory of knowledge in its relation to logic and metaphysics [18]
English 17th century thought [19]
Theatre Arts Developments of the theater in Europe [20] [21]
Natural Sciences Chemistry Azo dyes Also won in 1927 [22]
Theoretical and experimental research into the atom Also won in 1927, 1965 [23]
Mathematics Comparative study of geometry [24]
Comparative study of differential geometry
Bohr's almost periodic functions [25]
Medicine and Health Fundamental nature of immunity phenomena
Cardiovascular physiology
Organismic Biology and Ecology Destructive pests
Origin of the caste of termites [26]
Earliest blood vessels of mammalian embryos
Physics Nature of radiation
New quantum theory
Spectral series relations in extreme ultraviolet metallic spectra [27]
Social Sciences Anthropology and Cultural Studies Ancient civilizations in Greece, Crete and Cyclades Also won in 1927 [28]
[29]
Economics League of Nations financial reconstruction work [30]
Geography and Environmental Studies Geographic investigations of Japan and China Also won in 1943
Political Science French-brand German pre-war foreign investments [31]
Religion Preparation of a book on religious tolerance
Oriental religions Also won in 1925

See also

Notes and References

  1. Awards of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowships. Science. 63. 1635. 1926-04-30. 446–448. 2022-10-11.
  2. Web site: 1926. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. dead. 2008-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516061023/http://www.gf.org/26fellow.html.
  3. Web site: In the Galleries: Elizabeth Olds’s quest for honest American art. Kessenich. Marissa. 2017-03-15. Ransom Center Magazine, University of Texas. 2022-10-11.
  4. News: American Academy in Rome. 435. Pencil Points. 7. 7. July 1926. 2022-10-11.
  5. Web site: Aaron Copland Collection. Library of Congress. 2022-10-11.
  6. News: Into art and research. The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri, USA. 1926-04-19. 4. newspapers.com. 2023-02-20.
  7. Web site: Guggenheim Fellowship (1925-1929). University of Washington. 2022-10-11.
  8. Stephen Vincent Benet 1898-1943. Fulton. Joe B.. Mark Twain Quarterly. 6. 2. 1–3. 2022-10-11.
  9. Kenneth John Conant (1895-1984). Gesta. 24. 1. Fergusson. Peter J.. 10.1086/ges.24.1.766935. 1985. International Center of Medieval Art. 2022-10-11.
  10. News: Guggenheim awards. Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 1926-05-02. 55. newspapers.com. 2023-02-20.
  11. Web site: April 19, 1926. Vassar College. 2022-10-11.
  12. News: Paul A. Knaplund, 79, Is Dead; Historian Taught at Wisconsin. 1964-04-11. The New York Times. 25. New York City, New York, USA. 2022-10-11.
  13. John Henry Newman and Robert Shafer compared on a liberal education. Bowler. Richard N.. 1950. Masters. 2753. 10. University of Massachusetts Amherst. 2022-10-11.
  14. Web site: Silz Will Take Over German Department at Washington. 1936-04-28. The Harvard Crimson. 2022-10-11.
  15. News: Johns Hopkins U. man kills self with gas. 1934-03-20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 2022-10-11.
  16. Notes and News. The Modern Language Journal. 11. 1. 45. 2022-10-11.
  17. In Memory of E. A. Speiser. Greenberg. Moshe. 1968. 88=number=1. 1–2. Journal of the American Oriental Society. American Oriental Society. 2022-10-11.
  18. News: Harvard teachers win travelling awards. 1926-05-01. The Cambridge Tribune. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. XLIX. 9. 2022-10-11.
  19. In Memoriam: Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894-1981). Tayler. Edward W.. Journal of the History of Ideas. 1981. 665–667. 42. 4. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2022-10-11.
  20. Web site: Early Playwriting by Women. Yale University Library. 2022-10-11.
  21. Web site: Federal Theater Project a success under Vassar professor before defunding. Poughkeepsie Journal. Musso. Anthony P.. 2020-12-15. 2022-10-11.
  22. Web site: Wallace R. Brode. 2021-09-17. Optica. 2022-10-11.
  23. Web site: Linus Pauling. The Nobel Prize. 2022-10-11.
  24. Web site: Guggenheim Fellowships. University of Chicago. 2022-10-11.
  25. Obituaries - Norbert Wiener. Physics Today. 17. 5. 113. 10.1063/1.3051599. 2022-10-11. free.
  26. Book: Alfred Edwards Emerson 1896-1976. Wilson. Edward O.. Michener. Charles D.. National Academy of Sciences. Biographical Memoir. 1982. 2022-10-11.
  27. Obituaries - Ralph A. Sawyer. Physics Today. 32. 3. 90. 10.1063/1.2995471. 2022-10-11. free.
  28. Web site: James Penrose Harland. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 2022-10-11.
  29. American Indian Linguistic Contributions of Gladys A. Reichard: A Bibliography. Landar. Herbert. International Journal of American Linguistics. The University of Chicago Press. 46. 1. January 1980. 37–40. 2022-10-11.
  30. Notes. The American Economic Review. American Economic Association. 16. 2. June 1926. 393–400. 2022-10-11.
  31. Web site: Herbert Feis. Institute for Advanced Study. 2022-10-11.

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