Annie Jump Cannon
American astronomer
Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1863, Dover, DE
Died: April 13, 1941 (age 77 years), Cambridge, MA
Known for: Stellar classification
Education: Wellesley College (1907), Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (1895–1897), Wellesley College (1880–1884), and more
Awards: Ellen Richards Prize and Henry Draper Medal
Parents: Mary Jump and Wilson Cannon
Fields: Astronomy