Anne Barbara Underhill

Anne Barbara Underhill
Underhill in 1970
Born(1920-06-12)12 June 1920
Died3 July 2003(2003-07-03) (aged 83)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
Known forearly-type star research
AwardsHonorary Degree, University of York (1969)[1]
FRSC (1985)
D.S. Beals Award (1985)
D.Sc University of British Columbia (1992)[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsDominion Astrophysical Observatory
Utrecht University
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Thesis Some aspects of B-type spectra  (1948)
Doctoral advisorSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Anne Barbara Underhill FRSC (June 12, 1920 – July 3, 2003) was a Canadian astrophysicist. She is most widely known for her work on early-type stars and was considered one of the world's leading experts in the field.[1] During her lifetime she received many awards for her contributions to astronomy and astrophysics.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Roman, Nancy Grace (December 31, 2003). "Anne Barbara Underhill (1920–2003)". Bulletin of the AAS. 35 (4). American Astronomical Society: 1476. Bibcode:2003BAAS...35.1476R.
  2. ^ "Anne Barbara Underhill (1920-2003)". Canada Under the Stars. ASTROLab du parc national du Mont-Mégantic. January 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.