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Dorothea Klumpke

Dorothea Klumpke
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Dorothea Klumpke Roberts was an American astronomer. In 1893, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate degree at the Sorbonne University. She joined the Paris Observatory where her work consisted of measuring star positions, processing astrophotographs, and studying stellar spectra and meteorites.

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  1. Charles Édouard GuillaumeFebruary 15, 1861 – June 13, 1938
  2. Dorothea Klumpke (this page)August 9, 1861 – October 5, 1942
  3. Frederick HopkinsJune 20, 1861 – May 16, 1947
  4. Meir DizengoffFebruary 25, 1861 – September 23, 1936
  5. Prafulla Chandra RayAugust 2, 1861 – June 16, 1944
  6. Robert T. A. InnesNovember 10, 1861 – March 13, 1933

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