Anne Barbara Underhill

Anne Barbara Underhill

FRSC
Anne Barbara Underhill; FRSC
	Underhill in 1970
Born	12 June 1920; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	3 July 2003 (aged 83); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of British Columbia; University of Chicago;
Known for	early-type star research
Awards	Honorary Degree, University of York (1969); FRSC (1985); D.S. Beals Award (1985); D.Sc University of British Columbia (1992)
	Scientific career
Institutions	Dominion Astrophysical Observatory; Utrecht University; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Thesis	Some aspects of B-type spectra (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Subrahmanyan 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. During her lifetime she received many awards for her contributions to astronomy and astrophysics.

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