ASTRONOMER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorrit Hoffleit has received more than 44,485 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dorrit Hoffleit is the 595th most popular astronomer, the 12,981st most popular biography from United States and the 124th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 595 out of 644. Before her are Jan Kleyna, Rosaly Lopes, Satoru Otomo, Lenka Kotková, Alan Hale, and Debra Fischer. After her are Geoffrey Marcy, Wendy Freedman, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Françoise Combes, Osamu Muramatsu, and Naoto Satō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 391. Before her are Paul Douglas, Walter Donaldson, Philip Slone, Lina Basquette, Mary Washburn, and Bob Tisdall. After her are Romeo Rivers, Pete Desjardins, Ruby Myers, Mehboob Khan, Albert Gore Sr., and Allan Jones. Among people deceased in 2007, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 402. Before her are Richard Jeni, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Murat Nasyrov, Tony Wilson, Kelly Johnson, and John Compton. After her are Willye White, John Woodruff, Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, Janet Blair, and Joe Rantz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 12,981 out of 20,380. Before her are Connor Paolo (1990), Albert Heath (1935), Jeff Baxter (1948), Kristen Connolly (1980), Olympia Snowe (1947), and George Henry Williams (1823). After her are Helen Twelvetrees (1908), Josh White (1914), Bob Ludwig (1945), Brittany Snow (1986), Shiri Appleby (1978), and Robert Edeson (1868).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Dorrit Hoffleit ranks 124. Before her are Margaret Harwood (1885), Christian Pollas (1947), Mary Watson Whitney (1847), Adelaide Ames (1900), John Huchra (1948), and Jan Kleyna (2000). After her are Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Chad Trujillo (1973), James Gunn (1938), Jeff T. Alu (1966), David J. Tholen (1955), and Matthew J. Holman (1967).

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