Dorrit Hoffleit
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 17 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 12,1907 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Florence |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 9,2007 |
| Died | New Haven |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Books | The General Catalogue of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes: Containing Parallax Data Compiled Through November 1995 |
| Awards | Caroline Wilby Prize |
| George Van Biesbroeck Prize | |
| Education | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study |
| Known for | Bright Star Catalog |
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| ID | 818626 |
Dorrit Hoffleit Life story
Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit was an American senior research astronomer at Yale University. She is best known for her work in variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, meteors, and the Bright Star Catalog. She is also known for her mentorship of many young women and generations of astronomers.
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