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Anne Barbara Underhill
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Anne Barbara Underhill FRSC (June 12, 1920 – July 3, 2003) was a Canadian astrophysicist. She is most widely known for her work on early-type stars and was considered one of the world's leading experts in the field.[1] During her lifetime she received many awards for her contributions to astronomy and astrophysics.[2]
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Born | (1920-06-12)12 June 1920 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | 3 July 2003(2003-07-03) (aged 83) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Known for | early-type star research |
Awards | Honorary Degree, University of York (1969)[1] FRSC (1985) D.S. Beals Award (1985) D.Sc University of British Columbia (1992)[1] |
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Institutions | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Utrecht University NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
Thesis | Some aspects of B-type spectra (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
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