- Hans Abplanalp, Professor of Avian Sciences, University of California, Davis: 1959.
- Bernard Mordecai Abraham, Research Professor, Department of Physics and Astronony, Northwestern University: 1959.
- Andreas Acrivos, Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, and Director, Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics, City College, CUNY: 1959, 1976.
- Robert Martin Adams, Deceased. 16th & 17th English Literature: 1959, 1974.
- Albert Alcalay, Artist; Lecturer in Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: 1959.
- Kinsey Amor Anderson, Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- George Georgiades Arnakis, Deceased. Near Eastern Studies: 1959.
- John Geldart Aston, Deceased. Professor Emeritus of Organic Chemistry and Director Emeritus of the Cryogenic Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University: 1959.
- Thomas L. Bailey, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Florida: 1959.
- Francis Michel Bator, Lucius N. Littauer Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, Harvard University: 1959.
- Stephen Bartow Baxter, Kenan Professor Emeritus of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1959, 1973.
- Harry Berger, Jr, Professor of English Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1959.
- Lipman Bers, Deceased. Mathematics: 1959, 1978.
- Gordon Ware Binkerd, Composer; Professor Emeritus, Urbana, Illinois: 1959.
- Richard D. Birdsall, Charles J. MacCurdy Professor Emeritus of History, Connecticut College: 1959.
- Allan Birnbaum, Deceased. Statistics: 1959.
- Doris Taylor Bishop, Deceased. Classics: 1959. Appointed as Taylor, Doris Mae.
- Felix Bloch, Deceased. Physics: 1959.
- Ernest Born, Deceased. Architecture: 1959.
- William James Bouwsma, Sather Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- William Blackwell Branch, Writer; President, William Branch Associates, New Rochelle; Emeritus Professor of Africana Studies, Cornell University: 1959.
- LeRoy Clinton Breunig, Deceased. French Literature: 1959.
- Frederick A. Brooks, Deceased. Engineering, Biology: 1959.
- Allan Bernard Burdick, Professor Emeritus of Medical Genetics, University of Missouri-Columbia: 1959.
- Robert Galen Burnight, Deceased. Sociology: 1959.
- Richard Callner, Painter; Professor of Art, State University of New York at Albany: 1959.
- Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, Writer, Toronto: 1959.
- Gerald Mortimer Capers, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- Richard Raymond Carlson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa: 1959.
- Edmond Casarella, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1959.
- Mills G. Clark, Emeritus Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations, New York State College of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University: 1959.
- Helen Codere, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Brandeis University: 1959.
- Alfred Haskell Conrad, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- Gustavo Correa, Deceased. Spanish and Portuguese Literature: 1959.
- James V. Cunningham, Deceased. 1959, 1966.
- Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., Curators' Professor Emeritus of History, University of Missouri-Columbia: 1959.
- Mark H. Curtis, Deceased. British History: 1959.
- Lloyd William Daly, Deceased. Classics: 1959.
- Michael Danos, Former Physicist, National Bureau of Standards: 1959.
- Horton Marlais Davies, Henry W. Putnam Professor Emeritus of Religion, Princeton University: 1959, 1964.
- Jerrold Davis, Painter, Berkeley, California: 1959.
- John Davis, Deceased. Biology: 1959.
- Merrell R(ees) Davis, Deceased. American Literature: 1959.
- Vinton Adams Dearing, Professor of English and Computer Applications in Literature, University of California, Los Angeles: 1959.
- Alexander DeConde, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1959, 1967.
- Joseph de Heer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Colorado: 1959.
- Jean-Jacques Demorest, Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages, University of Arizona: 1959.
- James Norman Dent, Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Virginia: 1959.
- Theodosius Dobzhansky, Deceased. Biology: 1959.
- Morton I. Dolin, Retired Research Microbiologist, University of Michigan: 1959.
- Thomas Michael Donahue, Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor of Planetary Science, University of Michigan; 1959.
- Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd, Economist: 1959.
- John C. Dowling, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Dean Emeritus, Graduate School, University of Georgia: 1959.
- William H. Easton, Deceased. Earth Science: 1959.
- Otto Eckstein, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- Allen L. Edwards, Deceased. Psychology: 1959.
- Marvin Julius Eisenberg, Professor Emeritus of the History of Art, University of Michigan: 1959.
- Robert Eisner, deceased.William R. Kenan Professor of Economics, Northwestern University: 1959.
- Halim A. El-Dabh, Composer; Professor of Ethnomusicology, Kent State University: 1959, 1961.
- Eric Ellenbogen, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1959.
- Donald Carroll Erwin, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside: 1959.
- Don E. Fehrenbacher, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959, 1984.
- Peter Steinam Feibleman, Novelist, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts: 1959.
- Robert Norman Feinstein, Retired Senior Biochemist, Argonne National Laboratory: 1959.
- Otis E. Fellows, Deceased. French Literature: 1959.
- James Overton Ferrell, Deceased. Slavic Literature: 1959.
- Robert Jay Finkelstein, Professor of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles: 1959.
- Walter J. Fischel, Deceased. Near Eastern Studies: 1959.
- Harry Washington Fritts, Jr., Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor Emeritus of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine: 1959.
- Frederick Ernest Joseph Fry, Deceased. Biology: 1959.
- Clifford Symes Garner, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles: 1959.
- George Gibian, Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian Literature, Cornell University: 1959.
- Kahlil Gibran, Sculptor, Boston: 1959, 1960.
- Norman Henry Giles, Fuller E. Callaway Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Population Genetics, University of Georgia: 1959, 1965.
- Frances Gillmor, Deceased. Folklore & Popular Culture: 1959.
- René Nöel Girard, Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization, Stanford University: 1959, 1966.
- Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Deceased. Near Eastern Studies: 1959.
- Sidney Golden, Henry F. Fischbach Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Brandeis University: 1959.
- Leon Herman Goldin, Artist; Professor of Painting, Columbia University: 1959.
- Irwin J. Goldstein, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan: 1959.
- Leo A. Goodman, Class of 1938 Professor of Sociology and Statistics, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- Milton Myron Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst: 1959.
- Andrew Vincent Granato, Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1959.
- Dewey Wesley Grantham, Jr., Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History Emeritus, Vanderbilt University: 1959.
- Clarke Thomas Gray, Professor of Microbiology, Dartmouth Medical School: 1959.
- Frédéric John Grover, Professor Emeritus of French, University of British Columbia: 1959, 1960.
- George Max Antony Grube, Deceased. Classics: 1959.
- Jacques Guicharnaud, Benjamin F. Barge Professor Emeritus of French, Yale University: 1959.
- Claudio Guillén, Harry Tuchman Levin Professor Emeritus of Literature, Harvard University: 1959.
- James Moody Gustafson, Henry R. Luce Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Comparative Studies, Emory University: 1959, 1967.
- Lowell Paul Hager, Director of Biotechnology Center; Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1959.
- Leopold Henry Haimson, Professor of History, Columbia University: 1959.
- Jack Rodney Harlan, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1959.
- Margaret Hastings, Deceased. British History: 1959.
- Hermann Anton Haus, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1959.
- Helen Truesdell Heath, 16th & 17th Century English Literature: 1959.
- Ray Lorenzo Heffner, Professor of English, University of Iowa: 1959.
- Richard Herr, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley: 1959, 1984.
- Philip H. Highfill, Jr., Professor of English, George Washington University: 1959.
- James J(oseph) Hoffman, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1959.
- Richard Hallowell Hoppin, Deceased. Music Research: 1959.
- Walter W. Horn, Deceased. Architecture & Design: 1959.
- Bert Frank Hoselitz, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- Paul Van Campen Hough, Vice President and CEO, Life AFM, Inc.: 1959, 1973.
- Edward James Hughes, Deceased. Poetry: 1959.
- Philip Strong Humphrey, Emeritus Director, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas: 1959.
- Paul David Hurd, Jr, Deceased. Biology: 1959.
- Carleen M. Hutchins, Violin Maker, Montclair, New Jersey: 1959, 1962.
- Paul Clifford Hutchison, Deceased. Biology--Plant Science: 1959.
- Samuel Lynn Hynes, Woodrow Wilson Professor Emeritus of Literature, Princeton University: 1959, 1981.
- Karl Uno Ingard, Professor of Physics and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1959.
- Homer Jacobson, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, City University of New York: 1959.
- Vernon H. Jensen, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- Benjamin Burwell Johnston, Jr., Composer; Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1959.
- William Lee Jolly, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- Luise Kaish, Sculptor; Chairman, Painting and Sculpture Division, Columbia University: 1959.
- Walter Barclay Kamb, Barbara and Stanley Rawn, Jr. Professor of Geology and Geophysics, California Institute of Technology: 1959, 1961.
- Sheldon Waugh Keck, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1959.
- Edmund Keeley, Charles Barnwell Straut Professor Emeritus of English, Creative Writing, and Modern Greek Literature, Princeton University: 1959, 1972.
- Morton Keller, Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History, Brandeis University: 1959.
- George Alexander Kennedy, Deceased. Far Eastern Studies: 1959.
- William F. Kennedy, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara: 1959.
- Hugh Thomson Kerr, Deceased. Religion: 1959.
- James Frederick Kidwell, Deceased Professor Emeritus of Biology, Brown University: 1959.
- Karl Korte, Composer; Professor of Music, University of Texas at Austin: 1959, 1970.
- Bertram Kostant, Professor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1959.
- James A. Krumhansl, Horace White Professor Emeritus of Physics, Cornell University: 1959.
- Henry G. Kuivila, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, State University of New York Albany: 1959.
- Benoît Lacroix, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of Montreal: 1959.
- John La Montaine, Composer, Hollywood, California: 1959, 1960.
- Basil Langton, Artist and Writer, Santa Monica, California: 1959.
- Reginald Karl Laubin, Deceased. General Nonfiction: 1959.
- Mary Lavin, Deceased. Fiction: 1959, 1961.
- Maurice duPont Lee, Jr., Margaret Judson Professor Emeritus of History, Rutgers University: 1959.
- Nelson J. Leonard, Reynold C. Fuson Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1959, 1967.
- Helen Levitt, Photographer, New York City: 1959, 1960, 1981.
- William Samuel Livingston, Senior Vice President, University of Texas at Austin: 1959.
- Lynn Harold Loomis, Deceased. Mathematics: 1959.
- Richard Collins Lord, Deceased. Chemistry: 1959.
- Donal Francis Magee, Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Pharmacology, Creighton University: 1959.
- Howard Vincent Malmstadt, Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Pacific & Asian Christian University; Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 1959.
- Lawrence E. Malvern, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science, Mechanics, and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida: 1959.
- Victor S. Mamatey, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Georgia: 1959.
- William Manchester, Writer, Middletown, Connecticut: 1959.
- Monroe Harnish Martin, Research Professor Emeritus, Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park: 1959.
- Teruhisa Matsusaka, Berenson Professor of Mathematics, Brandeis University: 1959.
- Mario Léon Maurin, Eunice Marjan Schenck 1907 Professor of French, Bryn Mawr College: 1959.
- Jack D. McCarthy, Retired Clinical Associate, Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine: 1959.
- Robert Green McCloskey, Deceased. Political Science: 1959.
- Boyce D. McDaniel, Floyd R. Newman Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University: 1959.
- Horace Samuel Merrill, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- Charles Meyer, Deceased. Earth Science: 1959.
- Frederic Meyers, Professor Emeritus of Industrial Relations and Research Economist, Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Los Angeles: 1959.
- Richard Henry Milburn, Research Professor of Physics, Tufts University: 1959.
- J. Hillis Miller, UCI Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine: 1959, 1965.
- Samuel Milner, Historian, Silver Spring, Maryland: 1959.
- Donald Joseph Montgomery, Deceased. Physics: 1959.
- Richard A. Moody, Deceased. Theatre Arts: 1959.
- Chase Curran Mooney, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- Brian Moore, Deceased. Fiction: 1959.
- John Alexander Moore, Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of California, Riverside: 1959.
- James William Morley, Professor of Government, Columbia University: 1959.
- Lawrence Morton, Deceased. Music Research: 1959, 1960.
- Lawrence Kenneth Moss, Composer; Professor of Composition, University of Maryland, College Park: 1959, 1968.
- Alva Lee Mullican, Deceased. Fine Arts-Painting: 1959.
- Constantine Mylonas, Professor of Engineering, Brown University: 1959.
- Theodore Mead Newcomb, Deceased. Psychology: 1959.
- Robert Arthur Nilan, Professor of Genetics and Professor of Agronomy, Washington State University: 1959.
- Yutaka Ohashi, Painter, Japan: 1959, 1960.
- Louis Shreve Osborne, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1959.
- Benjamin Markham Page, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Stanford University: 1959.
- Claude Victor Palisca, Deceased. Music Research: 1959, 1981.
- Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Professor and Director Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University: 1959, 1973.
- Andreas G. Papandreou, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- James J. Parsons, Deceased: Geography: 1959.
- William Paul, Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics, Harvard University: 1959.
- Vincent Zetterberg Peterson, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Hawaii at Manoa: 1959.
- Colin S. Pittendrigh, Deceased. Biology & Ecology: 1959.
- George K. Plochmann, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University: 1959.
- Arie Poldervaart, Deceased. Earth Science: 1959.
- Guy Marshall Pound, Deceased. Engineering: 1959.
- Mel Powell, Deceased. Music Composition: 1959.
- Hilary Putnam, Walter Beverly Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Logic, Harvard University: 1959.
- Clark Phares Read, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1959.
- Eugene Franklin Rice, Jr., William R. Shepherd Professor of History, Columbia University: 1959.
- Stuart Alan Rice, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago: 1959.
- Austen Fox Riggs, II, Professor of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin: 1959.
- Elias L. Rivers, Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Comparative Literature, State University of New York at Stony Brook: 1959.
- Eloise Roach, Deceased. Spanish: 1959.
- Charles Pierce Roland, Alumni Professor Emeritus of History, University of Kentucky; 1959.
- George Thomas Romani, Deceased. Italian: 1959.
- Louis Rosen, Senior Fellow, Emeritus, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California: 1959.
- John Ross, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University: 1959.
- Eugene V. Rostow, Dean, New York Law School: 1959.
- Philip Roth, Writer, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut: 1959.
- Herbert Harvey Rowen, Deceased. German and East European History: 1959.
- Robert G. Sachs, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Chicago: 1959.
- John Anthony Sauer, Professor Emeritus of Mechanics, College of Engineering, Rutgers University: 1959.
- Lloyd Blackstone Saville, Deceased Professor Emeritus of Economics, Duke University: 1959.
- Karl Sax, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1959.
- John Paul Schiffer, Senior Physicist and Associate Director, Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, and Professor of Physics, University of Chicago: 1959.
- Norman Schlenoff, Deceased Retired Professor of English, City College, City University of New York: 1959.
- Robert Edwin Schofield, Professor Emeritus of History of Technology and Science, Iowa State University: 1959, 1967.
- Walter Adolph Schroeder, Research Associate in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology: 1959.
- Conrad Schuerch, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University: 1959.
- Boris Schwarz, Deceased. Music Research: 1959.
- Louis Sheaffer, Deceased. Theatre Arts: 1959, 1962, 1969.
- Ben Edward Sheffy, Caspary Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University: 1959.
- Judith Nisse Shklar, Deceased. Political Science: 1959.
- Charles G. Sibley, deceased.Professor Emeritus of Biology and Director Emeritus, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University; Dean's Professor of Science, San Francisco State University: 1959.
- William E. Simeone, Professor Emeritus of English, Southern Illinois University: 1959.
- Seymour Jonathan Singer, Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego: 1959.
- Otto Joseph Mitchell Smith, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- Joseph M. Snee, Deceased. Law: 1959.
- Eli Sobel, Deceased. German: 1959.
- Gerald George Somers, Deceased. Economics: 1959.
- Milada Souckova, Deceased. Slavic Studies: 1959.
- Herbert John Spiro, Retired Ambassador; Adjunct Professor of Government, University of Texas, Austin: 1959.
- Donald Elwin Stanford, deceased.Alumni Professor Emeritus of English, Louisiana State University: 1959.
- Richard Cawthon Starr, Professor of Botany, University of Texas at Austin: 1959.
- Jordan Steckel, Architectural Designer, New York City: 1959, 1960.
- Arnold Stein, Sir William Osler Professor Emeritus of English, Johns Hopkins University: 1959.
- Krister Olofson Stendahl, Bishop of Stockholm, Church of Sweden: 1959, 1974.
- Philip Van Doren Stern, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- Edward Curry Stone, Professor of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley: 1959.
- Gilbert Stork, Eugene Higgins Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Columbia University: 1959.
- Carol Summers, Graphic Artist, Santa Cruz, California: 1959.
- May Swenson, Deceased. Poetry: 1959.
- Marc Moise Szeftel, Deceased. Russian Studies: 1959.
- Edward J. Taborsky, Deceased. Russian History: 1959.
- Milton Tamres, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan: 1959.
- Stuart Malcolm Tave, William Rainey Harper Professor Emeritus of English, William Rainey Harper Professor in the College, and Dean, Humanities Division, University of Chicago: 1959.
- Chan Mou Tchen, Professor of Engineering, City College, City University of New York: 1959.
- Karl Frederick Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Humanities, Michigan State University: 1959.
- William Robert Thompson, Deceased. Psychology: 1959.
- Ruthven Todd, Deceased. Non Fiction and Biography: 1959, 1967.
- Adolph S. Tomars, Deceased. Sociology: 1959.
- Vincent Anthony Tomas, Deceased. Philosophy: 1959.
- John Philip Trinkaus, Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University: 1959.
- Rohn Truell, Deceased. Condensed Matter Physics: 1959.
- Alexander Turyn, Deceased. Classics: 1959.
- Kenneth Wilson Underwood, Deceased. Religion: 1959.
- John Hoyer Updike, Writer, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts: 1959.
- Dorothy Van Ghent, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1959.
- Bianca Van Orden, Writer, Barnestown, Maryland: 1959.
- George Veronis, Henry Barnard Davis Professor of Geophysics and Applied Mathematics, Yale University: 1959, 1966.
- Robert G. Vosper, Deceased. Bibliography: 1959.
- Harry H. Wasserman, Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry, Yale University: 1959.
- Robert K. Webb, Presidential Research Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Baltimore County: 1959, 1973.
- Elbert Weinberg, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1959.
- Uriel Weinreich, Deceased. Linguistics: 1959.
- Morris Weitz, Deceased. Philosophy: 1959.
- Frederick Robert Whatley, Sherardian Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of Oxford: 1959.
- Reynold M. Wik, May Treat Morrison Professor Emeritus of American History, Mills College: 1959.
- Ulfert S. Wilke, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1959, 1960.
- Edward Williamson, Deceased. Italian: 1959.
- Oscar Osburn Winther, Deceased. U.S. History: 1959.
- John Baptist Wolf, Deceased. French History: 1959, 1966.
- Yehudi Wyner, Composer; Walter Naumburg Professor of Composition, Brandeis University: 1959, 1976.
- Jen Tsi Yang, Deceased. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: 1959.
- Chia-Shun Yih, Deceased. Applied Mathematics: 1959
- Carl M. York, Jr., Educational Consultant, Oakland, California: 1959.
- Thomas J. Ypsilantis, Director of Research, College de France, Paris; Senior Physicist, CERN, Geneva: 1959.
- Yi-Yuan Yu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark: 1959.
- Jack Simon Zajac, Sculptor; Professor of Art, University of California, Santa Cruz: 1959.
- Israel Zelitch, S. W. Johnson Distinguished Scientist Emeritus, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven: 1959.
1959 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows
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- Rodolfo Abularach, Artist, New York City: 1959, 1960.
- Antonio Alatorre, Emeritus Member and Professor, College of Mexico; Professor of Literature, National Autonomous University of Mexico: 1959.
- Isolda Rocha e Silva Albuquerque, Silva. Entomologist, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: 1959, 1960.
- Arturo Jorge Amos, Deceased. Earth Science: 1959.
- Mitzy Canessa-Fischer, Deceased. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology: 1959, 1961. Appointed as Canessa Ossandon, Mitzy.
- Rosa Chacel, Deceased. General Nonfiction: 1959, 1960.
- José María Cruxent Roura, Director, Department of Anthropology, Venezuelan Scientific Research Institute, Caracas: 1959.
- Jorge Victor Damiani Silveira, Artist, Montevideo: 1959, 1960.
- Fernando A. de Zayas y Munos, Entomologist: 1959.
- Diego Dominguez Caballero, Professor of Philosophy, University of Panama: 1959.
- Emigdio Alvarez Enriquez, Writer; Professor Emeritus of English, University of the East, Manila: 1959.
- Sebastian Alberto Guarrera, Professor of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata: 1959.
- Jorge E. Hardoy, Deceased. Planning: 1959, 1967.
- Milton Thiago de Mello, Professor of Microbiology, University of Brasilia: 1959, 1961.
- Eliseo Morales Pajaro, Deceased. Music Composition: 1959.
- Fernando Dias de Avila Pires, Professor of Ecology, National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro: 1959, 1962.
- Angel Oscar Pogo, Senior Investigator, Cellular Biology Laboratory, New York Blood Center: 1959, 1960.
- Victor Stafford Reid, Deceased. Fiction: 1959.
- Pedro Rudomín Zevnovaty, Professor, Director Neurosciences Program, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, D.F.: 1959, 1968.
- Juan Jorge Schäffer, Carnegie Professor of Modern Mathematics, Carnegie-Mellon University: 1959.
- Oscar Tovar-Serpa, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of San Marcos: 1959, 1960.
- Shigueo Watanabe, Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo; Execut ive Director of the Sao Paulo S tate Academy of Sciences: 1959, 1960.