C. Doris Hellman

C. Doris Hellman
C. Doris Hellman
	Hellman in Rosen (1975)
Born	Clarisse Doris Hellman; August 28, 1910; New York City, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1973 (aged 62); New York City, U.S.
Education	Horace Mann School; Vassar College; Radcliffe College; Columbia University;
Known for	Great Comet of 1577; Johannes Kepler;
Spouse	Morton Pepper
Children	2
Awards	Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society; Member of International Academy of the History of Science; Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science;
	Scientific career
Fields	History of science
Institutions	Pratt Institute; New York University; Queens College, CUNY;
Thesis	The Comet of 1577: Its Place in the History of Astronomy (1943)
Doctoral advisor	Frederick Barry
Other academic advisors	George Sarton

Clarisse Doris Hellman Pepper (August 28, 1910 – March 28, 1973) was an American historian of science, "one of the first professional historians of science in the United States". She specialized in 16th- and 17th-century astronomy, wrote a book on the Great Comet of 1577, and was the translator of another book, a biography of Johannes Kepler. She became a professor at the Pratt Institute and later at the Queens College, City University of New York, and was recognized by membership in several selective academic societies.

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