List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1955

1955 U.S. and Canadian Fellows

• John Richard Alden. U.S. History: 1955.
• Thomas B. Alexander, Middlebush Professor Emeritus of History, University of Missouri-Columbia: 1955.
• Isadore Amdur. Chemistry: 1955.
• Arthur J. O. Anderson. Anthropology: 1955, 1957.
• Herbert L. Anderson. Particle Physics: 1955.
• Thomas Foxen Anderson. Biochemistry - Molecular Biology: 1955.
• Yury Arbatsky. Music Research and Composition: 1955, 1956.
• Walter E. Aschaffenburg, Composer; Emeritus Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music: 1955, 1973.
• Peter Axel. Particle Physics: 1955.
• John Grieve Bald, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside: 1955, 1963.
• Isaac Barshad, Lecturer Emeritus of Soils and Plant Nutrition, University of California Berkeley: 1955.
• Paul Doughty Bartlett. Chemistry: 1955, 1971.
• Ernest Bender, Professor of Indo-Aryan Languages and Literatures, University of Pennsylvania: 1955.
• Emmett L. Bennett, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Classics, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1955.
• Harold William Blodgett. American Literature: 1955.
• Charles Mitchill Bogert. Biology: 1955.
• Paul Delos Boyer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Director, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles: 1955.
• Jerome Seymour Bruner, Research Professor of Psychology, New York University: 1955.
• Jean Robertson Burnet, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Glendon College, York University, Toronto: 1955.
• Robert Kyle Burns. Biology: 1955.
• Milton Burton. Chemistry: 1955.
• John Frank Cady, Professor Emeritus of History, Ohio University: 1955, 1960.
• Denzel Raybourne Carr. Linguistics: 1955.
• Douglass Cater, Jr.. Political Science: 1955.
• Shou-Yi Ch'en. Far Eastern History: 1955.
• Dmitry Cizevsky. Slavic Studies: 1955.
• Calvin M. Class, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Rice University: 1955.
• Robert Theodore Clausen. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• Ernst Cloos. Earth Science: 1955.
• Giuseppe Cocconi, Senior Physicist, CERN, Geneva: 1955.
• Waldo E. Cohn, Consultant, Retired Senior Biochemist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 1955, 1962.
• Robert Hugh Cole. Chemistry: 1955, 1961.
• Irving Marmer Copi, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii at Manoa: 1955.
• Stanley Jerome Cristol, Joseph Sewall Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Colorado: 1955, 1980.
• Burris Bell Cunningham. Chemistry: 1955.
• Philip J. Davis, Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics, Brown University: 1955.
• John Courtney Decius. Chemistry: 1955.
• Paul Delahay, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, New York University: 1955, 1971.
• Everett Ross Dempster. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1955.
• José de Onís, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of Colorado: 1955.
• David K. Detweiler, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania: 1955.
• Liselotte Dieckmann. German Literature: 1955.
• Raymond Nicholas Doetsch, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park: 1955.
• V. Rada Dyson-Hudson, Anthropologist; Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University: 1955.
• Mark Eccles.R. E. Neil Dodge Professor Emeritus of English, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1955.
• Edris Eckhardt. Fine Arts: 1955, 1959.
• Frank Edwin Egler, President, Aton Forest, Norfolk, Connecticut: 1955.
• Irvin Ehrenpreis. Biography: 1955, 1961.
• Friedrich Engel-Janosi. German and East European History: 1955.
• Stephen Enke. Economics: 1955.
• Gerhard Fankhauser. Biology: 1955.
• Charles Feidelson, Jr.. American Literature: 1955.
• Jacob Joel Finkelstein. Near Eastern Studies: 1955.
• Shelby Foote, Writer, Memphis: 1955, 1956, 1959.
• Joseph N. Frank, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Stanford University: 1955, 1975.
• Robert Frank, Photographer, New York City: 1955, 1956.
• John Langworthy Fuller. Psychology: 1955.
• Norman Francis Furniss. U.S. History: 1955.
• John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor Emeritus of Economics, Harvard University: 1955.
• Eugene Maximilian Karl Geiling. History of Science: 1955.
• James Frank Gilliam. Classics: 1955.
• Peggy Glanville-Hicks. Composer, Sydney, Australia: 1955, 1957.
• Eric Frederick Goldman. U.S. History: 1955.
• Barbara Gibbs Golffing, Poet, Waldoboro, Maine: 1955, 1956.
• Aubrey Gorbman, Professor Emeritus of Zoology, University of Washington: 1955.
• Arthur Ernest Gordon. Classics: 1955.
• Ronald Grant. Neuroscience: 1955.
• Louis Craig Green. Astronomy-Astrophysics: 1955.
• Noah Greenberg. Music Research: 1955.
• Judson Linsley Gressitt. Biology: 1955.
• Benjamin Vincent Hall. Biology: 1955.
• Hessel Duncan Hall. British History: 1955.
• Marie Boas Hall, Retired Reader in History of Science and Technology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London: 1955. Appointed as Marie Boas.
• Marshall Hall, Jr. IBM Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, California Institute of Technology; Visiting Distinguished Professor, Emory University: 1955, 1970.
• John Hamilton Hallowell. Political Science: 1955.
• George Dawson Halsey, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington: 1955.
• George Simms Hammond, Chemist, Beaverton, Oregon; Distinguished Visiting Research Professor, Bowling Green State University: 1955.
• Harold Hart, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Michigan State University: 1955.
• William Zev Hassid. Biochemistry: 1955, 1962.
• Oliver Howard Hauptmann. Spanish: 1955.
• Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr.. Fine Arts Research: 1955..
• Burton Lehman Henke, Emeritus Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• Gertrude Himmelfarb, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, Graduate School, City University of New York: 1955, 1957.
• Oscar Hirsch. Medicine: 1955.
• Gerhard Paul Hochschild, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• Robert W. Holley. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1955.
• Barbara Howes, Poet, North Pownal, Vermont: 1955.
• Henry Stuart Hughes, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, San Diego: 1955.
• Kermit H. Hunter, Playwright; Senior Lecturer, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas Christian University: 1955.
• Clyde A. Hutchison, Jr., Carl William Eisendrath Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Chicago: 1955, 1972.
• Lloyd L. Ingraham. Biochemistry- Molecular Biology: 1955.
• Joseph Logan Irvin. Biochemistry: 1955.
• William Irvine. 19th Century English Literature: 1955, 1962.
• Ralph A. James. Chemistry: 1955.
• Henry R. Kahane. Linguistics: 1955, 1962.
• Ben Kamihira, Painter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1955, 1956.
• Carl Kaysen, David W. Skinner Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1955.
• Wilbert Keith Kennedy, Provost Emeritus, Cornell University: 1955.
• Edward Chase Kirkland. U.S. History: 1955.
• Leslie Stephen George Kovasznay, Applied Science: 1955.
• Sol Kramer. Biology: 1955.
• Norman Myles Kroll, Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego: 1955.
• Gleb Krotkov. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• James Kucyniak. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• Stephen William Kuffler. Neuroscience: 1955.
• Wulf Bernard Kunkel, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of California, Berkeley: 1955, 1972.
• Ernest Albert Lachner, Curator Emeritus, Division of Fishes, Smithsonian Institution: 1955, 1959.
• Gobind Behari Lal. Non Fiction-Science General: 1955.
• André Langevin, Writer, Montreal: 1955.
• Robert Briggs Leachman, Senior Physicist, SAIC, Arlington, Virginia: 1955.
• Waclaw Lednicki. Russian Studies: 1955, 1956.
• Erich L. Lehmann, Professor Emeritus of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley: 1955, 1966, 1979.
• John Marion Letiche, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• David Lipkin, William G. Eliot Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Washington University: 1955.
• Monroe Lippman. Theatre Arts: 1955.
• Arthur J. Lohwater. Mathematics: 1955.
• Cyril Norman Hugh Long. Medicine: 1955.
• Katharine Luomala. Anthropology: 1955, 1959.
• Francis Peabody Magoun, Jr.. Folklore: 1955.
• Kemp Malone. Medieval Studies: 1955.
• Louis Kimball Mann. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• Gerhard Strassman Masur. Intellectual and Cultural History: 1955.
• Edward James McShane. Mathematics: 1955.
• Philip Merlan. Philosophy: 1955.
• Richard Holmes Merriam Earth Science: 1955.
• Lynne L. Merritt, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Indiana University: 1955.
• Charles Duncan Michener, Elizabeth M. Watkins Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Entomology, University of Kansas: 1955, 1966.
• Malcolm Ray Miller, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco: 1955, 1966.
• John D. Montgomery, Emeritus Ford Foundation Professor of International Studies, Harvard University: 1955.
• M. Rosalind Morris, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 1955.
• Seong Moy, Painter; Associate Professor of Art, City College, City University of New York: 1955.
• Harry H. Murakishi. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• George Emmanuel Mylonas. Classics: 1955, 1968.
• William Nelson. Renaissance Studies: 1955.
• Nicholas Nicolaides. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1955, 1956.
• Arnold Nordsieck. Physics: 1955.
• Richard M. Noyes. Chemistry: 1955.
• Lloyd Milton Nyhus, Warren H. Cole Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago: 1955.
• Daniel J. O'Kane, Retired Professor of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania: 1955.
• Lindsay Shepherd Olive. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• Charles Egerton Osgood. Philosophy: 1955, 1972.
• Hall Franklin Overton. Music Composition: 1955, 1967.
• Irene Dakin Paden. Bibliography: 1955.
• Edith Tilton Penrose. Economics: 1955.
• Isadore Perlman. Chemistry: 1955, 1962.
• Bessie Louise Pierce. U.S. History: 1955, 1957.
• George Wilson Pierson. U.S. History: 1955.
• Hobson Pittman. Fine Arts-Painting: 1955.
• George Placzek. Particle Physics: 1955.
• Irving Putter, Professor of French, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• Henry Rapoport, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• John Thomas Reid. Biochemistry: 1955.
• George Thomas Reynolds, Class of 1909 Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University: 1955.
• Rossell Hope Robbins. Medieval Literature: 1955.
• William Jacob Robbins. Biology-Plant Science: 1955.
• Charles Ensign Rogers. Theatre Arts: 1955.
• Sylvan Meryl Rose. Biology: 1955.
• Lloyd Eugene Rozeboom. Biology & Ecology: 1955.
• Ernest Samuels. American Literature: 1955, 1971.
• George Clarence Schoolfield, Professor Emeritus of German and Scandinavian Literatures, Yale University: 1955.
• Detlev Walther Schumann. German: 1955.
• Rudolf M. Schuster, Professor of Botany, University of Massachusetts Amherst: 1955, 1967.
• Martin Schwarzschild. Astronomy-Astrophysics: 1955.
• Donal Sheehan. Medicine: 1955.
• Raymond K. Sheline, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics, Florida State University: 1955, 1956, 1964.
• Sanford Marvin Siegel. Plant Science: 1955.
• Cyril Stanley Smith. History of Science: 1955, 1978.
• Morton Smith. Classics: 1955.
• Russell Smith Composer, Munich, Germany: 1955.
• Arthur Smithies. Economics: 1955.
• Theodore Soller. Physics: 1955.
• Glenn Allen Sonnedecker, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy and History of Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1955.
• Robert Dean Spence, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Michigan State University: 1955.
• Mark A. Stahmann, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1955.
• Bernard Stambler. Music Research: 1955.
• Henry Burr Steinbach. Biochemistry: 1955.
• Calvin Lee Stevens, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Wayne State University: 1955.
• James Edward Storer, President, Symbionics Consultants, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts: 1955.
• Julian Munson Sturtevant, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University: 1955.
• Clyde Wilson Summers, Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania: 1955.
• Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland. Biochemistry: 1955.
• Sahl Swarz, Sculptor, Kanagawa, Japan: 1955, 1958.
• Stith Thompson. Folklore: 1955.
• Donald S. Thrall. Fine Arts: Painting: 1955.
• Brian Tierney, Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor Emeritus in Humanistic Studies, Cornell University: 1955, 1956.
• John Hughes Tinlot. Astronomy-Astrophysics: 1955.
• Charles Hard Townes, University Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley: 1955.
• David B. Truman, President Emeritus, Mount Holyoke College: 1955.
• John Maurice Tucker, Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of California, Davis: 1955.
• Victor C. Twitty. Biology: 1955.
• Edwin Albrecht Uehling. Physics: 1955.
• Frank Everson Vandiver, Director, Mosher Institute for Defense Studies, Texas A&M University: 1955.
• William Spencer Vickrey. Economics: 1955.
• Robert Lee Walker, Professor Emeritus of Physics, California Institute of Technology: 1955.
• Todd Webb. Photography: 1955, 1956.
• Joseph Weber. Physics: 1955, 1962.
• Max Weinreich. Linguistics: 1955, 1956.
• Hugo Weisgall. Music Composition: 1955, 1960, 1966.
• Robert Cooper West, Boyd Professor of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University : 1955.
• George W. Whitehead, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1955.
• Alfred Lawrence Wilds, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison: 1955.
• Carroll M. Williams. Biology: 1955.
• Francis Dudley Williams, Distinguished Regents Professor Emeritus of Physics, Kansas State University: 1955.
• Franklin B. Williams, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English, Georgetown University: 1955.
• John Warren Williams. Chemistry: 1955.
• Mildred Stratton Wilson. Biology: 1955.
• Robert Francis Winch. Sociology: 1955, 1974.
• Walter Lincoln Woodfill. Music Research: 1955.
• Carl Woodring, George Edward Woodberry Professor Emeritus of Literature, Columbia University: 1955.
• Arthur N. Young. Economics: 1955.
• Daniel Zelinsky, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Northwestern University: 1955.

  1955 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows

• Jorge de Alba Martinez, President, Mexican Association of Animal Production Experimental Farm: 1955.
• Arturo Alcaraz, Geothermal Consultant, Manila: 1955.
• J. Enrique Avila Laguna. Biology: 1955, 1956.
• Segundo Bernal, Professor of Sociology, University of the Andes: 1955.
• Margarita Bravo Hollis, Retired Professor, Institute of Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico: 1955.
• Alberto Cazorla Talleri, Rector, Cayetano, Heredia University of Peru, Lima; Peruvian Ambassador to Mexico: 1955.
• Alvaro Santos Costa, Plant Virologist Emeritus, Institute of Agronomy, Campinas, São Paulo: 1955.
• Alfredo de la Torre y Callejas, Malacologist and Paleontologist: 1955, 1956.
• Fausto Folquer, Retired Professor of Agronomy, National University of Tucumán: 1955, 1957.
• Nicolas L. Galvez. Earth Science: 1955.
• Isabel Gutiérrez del Arroyo, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Puerto Rico: 1955.
• Carlos Oton Rüdiger Jaschek, Professor of Astrophysics and Director, Steallar Data Center, Strasbourgh, France: 1955. Appointed as Jaschek, Rüdiger.
• Edgardo Raúl Montaldi, Professor of Plant Physiology and Director, Plant Physiology Institute, National University of La Plata: 1955, 1957.
• Mariano Dy-Liacco Obias, Psychologist, Naga City, Philippines: 1955.
• Victor Manuel Patiño Rodríguez, Former Director, Cauca Valley Institute of Scientific Research, Cali, Colombia: 1955, 1956, 1965.
• José Ramírez de Arellano. Biochemistry: 1955, 1956.
• Samuel Selvon. Fiction: 1955, 1968.
• Jorge A. Soria Vasco, Research Coordinator; 1955, 1957.
• Alcides Ribeiro Teixeira, Retired Botanist, Brazilian National Research; Former Director General, Botanical Institute, São Paulo: 1955.
• Edilberto K. Tiempo, Writer in Residence, Silliman University: 1955.