Henrietta Swan Leavitt Astronomer
Henrietta Swan Leavitt is a 53 years old astronomer from United States of America from . Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 04, 1868 (died on December 12, 1921, she was 53 years old) in .
About
No, she died on 12/12/1921, 102 years ago. She was 53 years old when she died. Cause of death: cancer. She died in Cambridge and buried in Cambridge Cemetery .
Family
Her mother is Henrietta Swan Kendrick and her father is Rev. George Roswell Leavitt.
Parents
Mother: Henrietta Swan Kendrick
Father: Rev. George Roswell Leavitt
Education
She graduated from Oberlin College, Harvard University and Radcliffe College
What was Henrietta's zodiac sign?Henrietta Swan Leavitt zodiac sign was cancer.
Where does She lives?
She is living in Lancaster.
Other facts about Henrietta Swan Leavitt
| AlmaMater | Oberlin College, Radcliffe College |
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| Place of death | Cambridge |
| KnownFor | Cepheid variable |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Cambridge Massachusetts |
| Residence | Lancaster |
| Notable work | Standard Candle |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Field of work | Astronomy |
| Member of | American Astronomical Society |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Date of death | 1921-12-12T00:00:00Z |
| Employer | Harvard University |
| Given name | Henrietta |
| Name in native language | Henrietta Swan Leavitt |
| Religion | Congregational Church |
| Family name | Leavitt. Show people with the surname Leavitt , series ordinal: 2 |
| Place of burial | Cambridge Cemetery , image of grave: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henrietta%20Swan%20Leavitt%20marker.agr.jpg , burial plot reference: 1223-1224 Prospect Ave. , coordinate location: Point(-71.136422 42.368993) |
| Spoken text audio | , language of work or name: Dutch |
