Dorothea Klumpke
Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (August 9, 1861 in San Francisco – October 5, 1942 in San Francisco) was an American astronomer. She was the Director of the Bureau of Measurements at the Paris Observatory and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, or a Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
Dorothea Klumpke Roberts | |
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| Born | August 9, 1861 San Francisco, California |
| Died | October 5, 1942 (aged 81) San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
| Spouse | Isaac Roberts |
| Awards | Officier d'Académie of the French Academy of Sciences; Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy |
| Institutions | Paris, France; Sussex, England |
| Thesis | L'étude des Anneaux de Saturne (1893) |
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