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Helen Sawyer Hogg
Helen Sawyer Hogg
Born	August 1, 1905
Died	January 28, 1993
Nationality	Canada
Fields	astronomer
Known for	globular clusters
Notable awards	Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy Klumpke-Roberts Award

Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg, CC, FRSC (August 1, 1905 – January 28, 1993) was a prolific astronomer noted for her research into globular clusters. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study A globular cluster is a spherical collection of Stars that orbits a galactic core as a Satellite. The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society (AAS to a woman resident of North America who is within five years of receipt The Klumpke-Roberts Award was established from a bequest by Astronomer Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts and recognizes outstanding contributions to the public understanding The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Royal Society of Canada ( Société royale du Canada) now known as the RSC Academies of Arts Humanities and Sciences of Canada ( SRC Académies des Arts Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study A globular cluster is a spherical collection of Stars that orbits a galactic core as a Satellite. She is best remembered for her astronomy column, which ran from 1951 until 1981 in the Toronto Star, and her articles on the history of astronomy which ran from 1946 until 1965 in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada under the title “Out of Old Books”. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

A 1926 graduate of Mount Holyoke College, after graduation she went on to Harvard Observatory to work with Annie Jump Cannon and Harlow Shapley on star clusters. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The Harvard College Observatory (or HCO is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Department of Astronomy Annie Jump Cannon ( December 11, 1863 &ndash April 13, 1941) was an American Astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental Harlow Shapley ( November 2 1885 &ndash October 20 1972) was an American Astronomer. She received her doctorate in 1931 from Radcliffe College. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University

She married husband Frank Scott Hogg in 1930, and the two moved to Victoria, British Columbia. Frank Scott Hogg ( June 26, 1904 &ndash January 1, 1951) was born to Dr Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. There Frank had a job at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill in Saanich British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian Government. Helen was not hired, though, and had to work as his volunteer assistant. In 1935, the couple moved again to Ontario where she took a job at the David Dunlap Observatory. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The David Dunlap Observatory ( DDO) is a large astronomical Observatory site for the University of Toronto, located just north of the city in Helen Hogg's research during this time period focused on stars whose spectra contain absorption lines of elements including carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. A material's absorption spectrum shows the fraction of incident Electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the material over a range of Frequencies. Frank Hogg was director of the observatory from 1946 until his death in 1951. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January

Over the next six decades, she published numerous papers and established herself as a leader in the field of astronomy. In 1985, she married F. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) E. L. Priestley (Francis Ethelbert Louis Priestley) (1905–1988), a professor emeritus of English at the University of Toronto, who died in 1988. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) She died of a heart attack in 1993. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply

She won the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy in 1949 and the Klumpke-Roberts Award in 1983. The Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society (AAS to a woman resident of North America who is within five years of receipt Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Klumpke-Roberts Award was established from a bequest by Astronomer Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts and recognizes outstanding contributions to the public understanding Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

In 1967 she was awarded the prestigious [Rittenhouse Astronomical Society] Silver Medal Award for her outstanding achievements in astronomy. The Rittenhouse Astronomical Society was founded in honor of scholar and astronomer David Rittenhouse.

In 1968 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1976. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The asteroid 2917 Sawyer Hogg is named after her. 2917 Sawyer Hogg (1980 RR is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 02, 1980 by E

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Frank Scott Hogg ( June 26, 1904 &ndash January 1, 1951) was born to Dr

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