Helen Sawyer Hogg
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 31 years ago |
Date of birth | August 1,1905 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Lowell |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 28,1993 |
Died | Richmond Hill |
Canada | |
Resting place | Lowell Cemetery |
Awards | Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy |
Klumpke-Roberts Award | |
Education | Harvard University |
Mount Holyoke College | |
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study | |
Lowell High School | |
Books | The Stars Belong to Everyone: How to Enjoy Astronomy |
Astrophysik IV: Sternsysteme / Astrophysics IV: Stellar Systems | |
Current partner | F. E. L. Priestley |
Frank Scott Hogg | |
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ID | 705271 |
Helen Sawyer Hogg Life story
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars. She was the first female president of several astronomical organizations and a scientist when many universities would not award scientific degrees to women.