Helen Sawyer Hogg

Helen Sawyer Hogg
Dr. Helen Sawyer Hogg, at a table in her office, studies a photographic slide taken of one of her favourite variable stars.
Born(1905-08-01)August 1, 1905
DiedJanuary 28, 1993(1993-01-28) (aged 87)
Resting placeLowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Canadian
Known forGlobular clusters
Spouses
(m. 1930; died 1951)
(m. 1985; died 1988)
AwardsAnnie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (1949)
Rittenhouse Medal (1967)
Klumpke-Roberts Award (1983)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsDavid Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto

Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg (August 1, 1905 – January 28, 1993)[1] was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars. She was the first female president of several astronomical organizations and a scientist when many universities would not award scientific degrees to women. Her scientific advocacy and journalism included astronomy columns in the Toronto Star ("With the Stars", 1951–81) and the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ("Out of Old Books", 1946–65). She was considered a "great scientist and a gracious person" over a career of sixty years.[2]

  1. ^ Clement, Christine (1993). "Helen Sawyer Hogg, 1905–1993". Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO). 22 (1): 83–86. Bibcode:1993JAVSO..22...83C. ISSN 0271-9053. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Shearer, B.F., & Shearer, B.S. (1997). Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.