Frida Palmer

Frida Palmer
The cover of the journal Popular Astronomy, September 3, 2009. The photograph shows the doctoral student Frida Palmér at the Meridian Circle, Lund Observatory, 1929.
Born(1905-02-14)February 14, 1905
Blentarp, Sweden
DiedOctober 13, 1966(1966-10-13) (aged 61)
Halmstad, Sweden
CitizenshipSwedish
EducationSeminarian
Known forVariable stars
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomer
Doctoral advisorKnut Lundmark

Frida Palmér, (February 14, 1905 - October 13, 1966) was the first female Swedish astronomer with a doctorate. She studied variable stars.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sveriges dödsbok 5: 1901-2009.
  2. ^ Palmér, Frida. Studies of irregular variable stars.