Whitney, Mary Watson, 1847-1921

Dates:
Birth 1847-09-11
Death 1921-01-20

Biographical notes:

Mary Watson Whitney (b. Sept. 11, 1847, Waltham, MA-d. Jan. 21, 1921, Waltham, MA) graduated from Vassar College in 1868 and received her masters there in 1872. There she met astronomer Maria Mitchell. Whitney became an assistant of Maria Mitchell and, in 1888, became a professor and the director of the observatory there until she retired in 1915. Whitney was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a charter member of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society. Whitney also believed that science provided strong career opportunities for women.

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Subjects:

  • Asteroids
  • Astronomy
  • Comets
  • Double stars
  • Variable stars

Occupations:

  • Astronomers
  • College teachers

Places:

  • Waltham, MA, US
  • Waltham, MA, US

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