death_date death_place birth_place awards image_size fields workplaces birth_date image article_title name alma_mater
09 april 2007 new haven , connecticut florence , alabama carolyn -rrb- wilby prize george van biesbroeck prize -lrb- 1988 200px astronomy harvard university , yale university , maria mitchell observatory college observatory , ballistic research laboratory , harvard 12 march 1907 dorrit-hoffleit . jpg dorrit hoffleit
 dorrit hoffleit radcliffe college
dorrit hoffleit

ellen dorrit hoffleit -lrb- march 12 , 1907 -- april 9 , 2007 -rrb- was an american senior research astronomer at yale university .
she is most widely known for her work in variable stars , astrometry , spectroscopy , meteors , and the bright star catalog , as well as her mentorship of many young women and generations of astronomers .
