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Dorrit Hoffleit

1907 - 2007

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Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit (March 12, 1907 – April 9, 2007) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorrit Hoffleit is the 583rd most popular astronomer (up from 595th in 2019), the 11,250th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,989th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 583 out of 644. Before her are Naoto Satō, Mary Ward, Makio Akiyama, Yoshisada Shimizu, Masaru Arai, and Peter Goldreich. After her are Philip Herbert Cowell, Osamu Muramatsu, Satoru Otomo, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bruce C. Murray, and A. E. Douglass.

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Among people born in 1907, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 372. Before her are Ruth Patrick, Ann Todd, Christopher Fry, Ross Alexander, Robert John Braidwood, and Tranquilino Garcete. After her are Sheldon Leonard, Bill Holland, Jean Louis, Constantino Urbieta Sosa, Evelyn Hooker, and Johnny Moss. Among people deceased in 2007, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 382. Before her are Burkhard Gantenbein, Merv Griffin, Alice Ghostley, Norifumi Abe, Tron Øgrim, and Ian Wallace. After her are Dadullah, Richard Jeni, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Kelly Johnson, Teresa Brewer, and Kevin DuBrow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 11,252 out of 20,380. Before her are Ted King (1965), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Bill Hicks (1961), Phil Lesh (1940), Paul Petersen (1945), and Adam Schiff (1960). After her are Chad Allen (1974), Gene Saks (1921), Leah Remini (1970), Vicki Peterson (1958), James Williamson (1949), and Tony Cox (1958).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 121. Before her are Scott S. Sheppard (1977), Lawrence H. Aller (1913), Thomas Bopp (1949), John August Anderson (1876), David Rittenhouse (1732), and Peter Goldreich (1939). After her are Bruce C. Murray (1931), A. E. Douglass (1867), Christian Pollas (1947), Matthew J. Holman (1967), David J. Tholen (1955), and Chad Trujillo (1973).

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