Henry Elias Howland
The Henry Howland Memorial Prize [ 1] at Yale was created in 1915 for a "citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government."[ 2] The idealistic quality of the recipient's work is an important factor in his selection.
The award was established in honor of Henry Elias Howland (1835–1913), a member of the Yale class of 1854, by a donation of $15,000 by his children Charles P. Howland (Yale 1891), Dr. John Howland (Yale 1894), and Frances Howland.[ 3]
The prize has generally been awarded every two years; the following is a partial list of recipients:
1916 - Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), soldier and poet (awarded posthumously)[ 4] [ 5]
1918 - Jean-Julien Lemordant (1882–1968), artist[ 6]
1924 - Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer[ 7] [ 8]
1925 - Robert Edmond Jones (1887–1954), scenic designer
1929 - Arthur Salter (1881–1975), diplomat involved in the League of Nations
1930 - Ragnar Ostberg (1866–1945), architect[ 9]
1933 - Philip John Noel-Baker (1889–1982), politician and diplomat who later won the Nobel Peace Prize [ 10]
1937 - Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978), diplomat and historian[ 11]
1939 - John Bell Condliffe (1891–1981), economist[ 12]
1940 - Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), composer
1943 - Joseph C. Grew (1880–1965), diplomat
1944 - Field Marshal Sir John Dill (1881–1944), British representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff [ 13] [ 14]
1949 - Sven Markelius (1889–1972), architect[ 15]
1952 - John Hersey (1914–1993), author
1954 - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer
1955 - Sir Owen Dixon (1886–1972), judge and diplomat
1958 - Sir Hector Hetherington (1888–1965), Principal of the University of Glasgow[ 16]
1966 - Tyrone Guthrie (1900–1971), theatre director[ 17]
1967 - Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India[ 18]
1970 - Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer
1971 - Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), conductor[ 19]
1977 - Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), journalist and broadcaster
1980 - Warren J. Haas (1924–2016), president of the Association of Research Libraries
1989 - Russell Baker (1925–2019), author
2008 - Tony Blair (b. 1953), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
2010 - Paul Krugman (b. 1953), economist[ 20] [ 21]
There are other Howland Fellowships and Prizes, including the Charles P. Howland Fellowship, at Yale, established in 1947 by Frances L. Howland as a tribute to her brother Charles P. Howland , Class of 1891, and the American Pediatric Society 's John Howland Medal honoring another brother, Dr. John Howland, professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medical School.
^ sometimes called the Howland Distinguished Fellowship
^ Yale School of Management
^ Stokes, Anson Phelps; Yale University (1917). Yale Endowments: A Description of the Various Gifts and Bequests Establishing Permanent University Funds . Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company.
^ "On an isle in the Aegean, under the olives by the sounding sea, lies buried a young Englishman, a poet, a soldier, dead, on his way to Gallipoli. To Rupert Brooke, patriot and poet, the Howland Prize this year is given."
^ "SENIORS IN KHAKI LEAD MARCH AT YALE; Place of Honor at Commencement for Members of the University Battalion. DEGREES AWARDED TO 786 Of These Thirteen Are Honorary ;- Howland Memorial Prize Goes to Rupert Brooks, Patriot and Poet" . The New York Times . 1916-06-22. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Painter's Career Ended by a German Bullet; Julien Lemordant, Frenchman, Blinded in Battle, Comes to America as Winner of the Howland Memorial Prize at Yale University" . The New York Times . 1919-03-16. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Holst usually managed to dodge proffered honors, but this one delighted him." Greene, David Mason (2007). Green's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers . p. 1025. ISBN 978-0-385-14278-6 .
^ "HOWLAND PRIZE GOES TO BRITISH COMPOSER; Gustav Holst Wins Yale Memorial Award for Distinction in Fine Arts" . The New York Times . 1924-11-09. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "The Yale Daily News 28 April 1934 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive" . ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "YALE HONORS PHILIP BAKER; Angell Announces Award to Him of the Howland Prize" . The New York Times . 1933-05-17. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "HOWLAND PRIZE AWARDED; Yale Chooses de Madariaga, ExSpanish Envoy, for Medal" . The New York Times . 1937-01-20. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "HONORS DR. J.B. CONDLIFFE; Yale Awards Howland Prize to World Economic Survey Editor" . The New York Times . 1939-01-07. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ CriticalPast (2014-03-28). Sir John Dill receives the Howland Memorial Prize from Yale University, New Haven...HD Stock Footage . Retrieved 2024-05-16 – via YouTube.
^ "DILL, AT YALE, TELLS OF LONG HARD WAR; Briton is Praised by Stimson and Marshall as Howland Prize Is Given to Him ALLIED ACCORD STRESSED Field Marshal's Role Is Cited in Welding Together Two English-Speaking Powers" . The New York Times . 1944-02-17. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "YALE PRIZE TO MARKELIUS; Swedish Architect Will Receive Howland Award in Spring" . The New York Times . 1949-01-10. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "YALE TO HONOR BRITON; Glasgow U. Leader to Receive Howland Prize Tomorrow" . The New York Times . 1958-09-29. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Tyrone Guthrie to Receive Howland Prize at Yale" . The New York Times . 1966-02-14. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "HONOR FOR MRS. GANDHI; Nehru's Daughter Will Get Yale's Howland Prize" . The New York Times . 1960-11-06. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Stokowski Gets a Medal And Gives Yale a Show" . The New York Times . 1971-11-25. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Town Hall Meeting with Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman | Yale Macmillan Center Newsletters" . newsletter.macmillan.yale.edu . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
^ "Nobel Laureate and NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman to Receive Yale Award" . YaleNews . 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-16 .