Mary Anna Palmer Draper
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Mary Anna Palmer Draper was an American philanthropist and patron of astronomy who funded the Henry Draper Memorial and helped establish the Henry Draper Catalogue of stellar spectra.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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patron of astronomy ⓘ |
| afterAD | Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Henry Draper Catalogue designation prefix "HD" used for stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | astronomy ⓘ |
| funded |
Henry Draper Memorial
NERFINISHED
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astrophotographic programs at Harvard College Observatory ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym | Draper Laboratory fellowships in astronomy (historical) ⓘ |
| hasPart | Henry Draper Memorial Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of stellar classification at Harvard
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work of Annie Jump Cannon ⓘ work of Edward Charles Pickering ⓘ work of Williamina Fleming ⓘ |
| knownFor |
funding large-scale stellar spectroscopy projects
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supporting early astrophotography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | advancement of women in astronomy through funding of women computers at Harvard ⓘ |
| name | Mary Anna Palmer Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Henry Draper Catalogue
NERFINISHED
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Henry Draper Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | philanthropist ⓘ |
| patronage | Harvard College Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Henry Draper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedProject | creation of the Henry Draper Catalogue of stellar spectra ⓘ |
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