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Douglas, Allie Vibert

Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 15 December 1894

Died Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2 July 1988

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Allie Vibert Douglas, early astrophysicist and historian of astronomy, was the first Canadian woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy. She was also the first woman elected president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The bulk of her career was spent at Queen’s University, where she was appointed Dean of Women and Professor of Astronomy. She was the recipient of three honorary degrees

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  • Eddington, A.S., and Allie Vibert Douglas. 1923. The progression of stellar velocity with absolute magnitude. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 83: 112–118.

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  1. Formerly of National Research Council of Canada, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Alan H. Batten

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Batten, A.H. (2023). Douglas, Allie Vibert. In: Nicholson, P.D., Bartlett, J.L. (eds) Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0738-1_100792-1

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