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          Dorrit Hoffleit

          American astronomer

          Dorrit Hoffleit

          Born(1907-03-12)March 12, 1907

          Florence, Alabama

          DiedApril 9, 2007(2007-04-09) (aged 100)

          New Haven, Connecticut

          NationalityAmerican
          Other namesEllen Dorrit Hoffleit
          Alma materRadcliffe College
          Known forBright Star Catalog
          AwardsCaroline Wilby Prize
          George Van Biesbroeck Prize(1988)
          Scientific career
          FieldsAstronomy
          InstitutionsHarvard College Observatory, Ballistic Research Laboratory, Harvard University, Yale University, Maria Mitchell Observatory
          ThesisOn the Spectroscopic Determination of Absolute Magnitudes, With Application to the Southern Stars of Types Later than A. (1938)
          Doctoral advisorBart 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