Martha Betz Shapley

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Martha Betz Shapley was an American mathematician and astronomer known for her work on variable stars and for collaborating with her husband, prominent astronomer Harlow Shapley.

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instanceOf human
mathematician
academicDegree PhD in mathematics
affiliation American Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-08-03
dateOfDeath 1981-01-24
educatedAt University of Chicago
University of Missouri NERFINISHED
employer Harvard College Observatory NERFINISHED
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German American
fieldOfWork astronomy
mathematics
variable stars
hasChild Lloyd Shapley NERFINISHED
five children
hasRelative Harlow Shapley NERFINISHED
Lloyd Shapley NERFINISHED
hasResidence Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
Tucson, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
motherOf Lloyd Shapley NERFINISHED
notableFor collaboration with Harlow Shapley
contributions to stellar photometry
early woman scientist in American astronomy
pioneering work on light curves of variable stars
studies of eclipsing variable stars
notableStudent Lloyd Shapley NERFINISHED
notableWork research on eclipsing binary stars
research on variable stars
occupation astronomer
mathematician
university teacher
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tucson, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Harlow Shapley NERFINISHED
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
Mount Wilson Observatory NERFINISHED

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Harlow Shapley spouse Martha Betz Shapley