Henrietta Swope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henrietta_Swope
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Radcliffe_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon_Award_in_Astronomy
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-10-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Swope_Supernova_Survey
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-11-24
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henrietta Swope
gptkbp:knownFor measuring distances to galaxies
work on Cepheid variable stars
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Swope_Telescope
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gerard_Swope
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swope_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4