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Dorrit Hoffleit
American astronomer
Dorrit Hoffleit | |
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| Born | (1907-03-12)March 12, 1907 Florence, Alabama |
| Died | April 9, 2007(2007-04-09) (aged 100) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College |
| Known for | Bright Star Catalog |
| Awards | Caroline Wilby Prize George Van Biesbroeck Prize(1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Harvard College Observatory, Ballistic Research Laboratory, Harvard University, Yale University, Maria Mitchell Observatory |
| Thesis | On the Spectroscopic Determination of Absolute Magnitudes, With Application to the Southern Stars of Types Later than A. (1938) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bart Bok |
Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit (March 12, 1907 – April 9, 2007)[1] was an American senior research astronomer at Yale University.
She is best known for her work in variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, meteors, and