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April 10, 2000

Four Princeton professors named Guggenheim Fellows

Princeton, N.J. -- Four Princeton University professors are among the 182 artists and scholars named Guggenheim Fellows, an honor awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional achievement and exceptional promise in their fields.

Each Guggenheim Fellow will receive a stipend to support continued research or artistic creation.

The Princeton professors are:

April Allison, associate professor of comparative literature, for research on "Character, plausibility and gender in French and English historical narratives, 1650-1850."

Jennifer L. Hochschild, William Stewart Tod professor of public and international affairs, for research on "The prospects for democratic pluralism in the United States."

Peter Jeffery, professor of music, for research on "The earliest manuscript of the Roman chant tradition."

Claudia L. Johnson, professor of English, for research on "Jane Austen’s status as a legend."

More than 2,900 applicants applied for the fellowships this year. Awards totaled more than $6.3 million. The new Fellows include writers, painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, choreographers, scientists and scholars in the humanities.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which makes the awards, is based in New York and may be reached at (212) 697-3248.

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