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Sarah Frances Whiting

1847 - 1927

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Sarah Frances Whiting (August 23, 1847 – September 12, 1927) was an American physicist and astronomer. In February 1896 Whiting founded both the physics and astronomy departments; and was the first professor of physics and astronomy at Wellesley College, where she taught for over 30 years. At Wellesley College, Whiting instructed several notable astronomers and physicists, including Annie Jump Cannon. Whiting was one of the founders and the first director of the Whitin Observatory. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sarah Frances Whiting is the 704th most popular physicist (up from 795th in 2019), the 8,308th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,679th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Sarah Frances Whiting ranks 704 out of 851. Before her are John Joly, John C. Slater, Isaak Khalatnikov, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, and Frederick Seitz. After her are Dirk Coster, Ayşe Erzan, William D. Coolidge, Grigory Landsberg, Andreas von Ettingshausen, and Jürgen Kurths.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Sarah Frances Whiting ranks 94. Before her are Otto Blehr, Mary Watson Whitney, Vilma Hugonnai, Emil Holub, Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, and Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev. After her are František Křižík, Castro Alves, Wilhelmina Drucker, Máximo Santos, Solomon Schechter, and Wordsworth Donisthorpe. Among people deceased in 1927, Sarah Frances Whiting ranks 135. Before her are Carl H. Eigenmann, Virgilio Mantegazza, Marcus Loew, Ödön Bodor, C. E. Ruthenberg, and Anna Golubkina. After her are Federico De Roberto, Johan Edman, William Healey Dall, Vincenzo Cerulli, Manuel Gondra, and Max Weiss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sarah Frances Whiting ranks 8,310 out of 20,380. Before her are Clarence Darrow (1857), Pat O'Brien (1899), William Schuman (1910), Dylan O'Brien (1991), Natalie Talmadge (1896), and Richard Riehle (1948). After her are Steve Lawrence (1935), William M. Tweed (1823), Samuel Berger (1884), Robert Tarjan (1948), Isabella Abbott (1919), and Mike Patton (1968).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Sarah Frances Whiting ranks 152. Before her are Norris Bradbury (1909), Lisa Randall (1962), Edwin H. Land (1909), Leo Kadanoff (1937), John C. Slater (1900), and Frederick Seitz (1911). After her are William D. Coolidge (1873), Harold Agnew (1921), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), Joseph Polchinski (1954), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), and Stuart Hameroff (1947).

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