Henrietta Hill Swope
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Henrietta Hill Swope was an American astronomer known for her pioneering work on variable stars and for being one of the first women to make significant contributions to modern observational astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henrietta Hill Swope canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henrietta Hill Swope Context triple: [Swope Telescope, namedAfter, Henrietta Hill Swope]
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A.
Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
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B.
Mary Louise Bell
Mary Louise Bell was the first wife of renowned physicist Richard Feynman, whom he married after the death of his childhood sweetheart Arline Greenbaum.
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C.
Laura Z. Hobson
Laura Z. Hobson was an American novelist best known for her socially conscious works, including the anti-antisemitism novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
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D.
Margaret Burbidge
Margaret Burbidge was a pioneering British-American astrophysicist whose work on stellar nucleosynthesis and quasars helped transform modern astronomy and cosmology.
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E.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henrietta Hill Swope Target entity description: Henrietta Hill Swope was an American astronomer known for her pioneering work on variable stars and for being one of the first women to make significant contributions to modern observational astronomy.
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A.
Lucile Salter Packard
Lucile Salter Packard was an American philanthropist and children’s health advocate whose legacy includes the founding of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
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B.
Mary Louise Bell
Mary Louise Bell was the first wife of renowned physicist Richard Feynman, whom he married after the death of his childhood sweetheart Arline Greenbaum.
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C.
Laura Z. Hobson
Laura Z. Hobson was an American novelist best known for her socially conscious works, including the anti-antisemitism novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
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D.
Margaret Burbidge
Margaret Burbidge was a pioneering British-American astrophysicist whose work on stellar nucleosynthesis and quasars helped transform modern astronomy and cosmology.
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E.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy
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Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
Carnegie Observatories
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Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barnard College
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Radcliffe College ⓘ |
| employer |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Harvard College Observatory ⓘ |
| familyName | Swope ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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variable stars ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Henrietta ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Gerard Swope
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Henrietta Hill ⓘ |
| honorificEponym |
Swope Supernova Survey
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Swope Telescope ⓘ asteroid 2168 Swope ⓘ crater Swope on the Moon ⓘ |
| influenced | development of extragalactic distance scale ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s work on Cepheid variables ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to distance scale measurements in astronomy
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measuring periods and magnitudes of variable stars ⓘ work on Cepheid variable stars in nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Harvard College Observatory staff ⓘ |
| name | Henrietta Hill Swope self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | among the first women to hold a prominent research role in modern observational astronomy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early contributions to modern observational astronomy
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philanthropic support of astronomical observatories ⓘ pioneering work on variable stars ⓘ |
| notableWork |
photographic studies of variable stars in globular clusters
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variable star surveys in the Magellanic Clouds ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century women in astronomy ⓘ |
| relativeType |
daughter of Gerard Swope
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granddaughter of Henrietta Hill ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
period–luminosity relations of variable stars
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photometry of variable stars ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Las Campanas, Chile ⓘ
surface form:
Las Campanas Observatory region, Chile
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Swope (crater)
subject surface form:
Swope (crater)
subject surface form:
Swope (crater)
subject surface form:
2168 Swope