Cyril M. Harris (1917–2011): life, works and sources

Identity

Cyril M. Harris is recorded as having received Franklin Medal and Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. Cyril M. Harris is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Cyril M. Harris is recorded as architect and acoustician.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Cyril M. Harris may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Cyril M. Harris is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q5200804.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with Columbia University. Membership is recorded of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and American Philosophical Society.

Distinctions recorded are Franklin Medal and Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.

Chronology

1917Cyril M. Harris born at Detroit.
1917Cyril M. Harris was born in 1917 at Detroit.
2011Cyril M. Harris died.
2011Cyril M. Harris died in 2011.

Sources

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1.
Cyril Harris: A biographical sketch, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2005
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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2.
Harris, Cyril M(anton), Oxford Music Online, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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3.
Harris, Cyril on 2007 September 17., 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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4.
Open Library author record for Cyril M. Harris (Internet Archive), 11 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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5.
Review: Historic Architecture Sourcebook by Cyril M. Harris, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 1979
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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6.
Society honors Cyril Harris and Herbert McSkimin, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1980
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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7.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5200804: Cyril M. Harris
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
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8.
Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Cyril M. Harris as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 22 works naming Cyril M. Harris.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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10.
“Cyril M. Harris”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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