Douglas, A. Vibert (Allie Vibert), 1894-1988

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Douglas received her B.A. and M.Sc from McGill in 1920 and 1921. An interval as statistician at the British war office during World War I earned her the M.B.E. Her studies at Cambridge under Sir Arthur Eddington (whose biographer she became) began Douglas's interest in astronomy. In 1925 she received her Ph.D. in astronomy where here research field wsa the spectropic study of the very hot A and B stars. 1925-1939, Douglas taught as McGill then moved to Queen's where she served as Dean of Women, 1939-1959, and Professor of astronomy from 1946. She retired in 1964 and died in 1988.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78154257

Astrophysicist. Lecturer in astrophysics, McGill University, 1923-1939; dean of women, professor of astronomy, Queen's (Ont), 1939-1964.

From the description of Letter to Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit concerning Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's undergraduate days at Cambridge University, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80453191

Douglas received her B.A. and M. Sc from McGill in 1920 and 1921. An interval as statistician at the British War Office during World War I earned her the M.B.E. Her studies at Cambridge under Sir Arthur Eddington (whose biographer she became) began Douglas's interest in astronomy. In 1925 she received her Ph. D. in astronomy where her research field was the spectropic study of the very hot A and B stars. 1925-1939, Douglas taught at McGill then moved to Queen's Unviersity where she served as Dean of women, 1939-1959, and Professor of Astronomy from 1946. She retired in 1964 and died in 1988.

From the description of Addition to papers, 1915-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84507237

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creatorOf Douglas, Alice Vibert, 1894-. Papers, 1920-1988. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Douglas, Alice Vibert, 1894-. Addition to papers, 1915-1988. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Douglas, Alice Vibert, 1894-. Letter to Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit concerning Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's undergraduate days at Cambridge University, 1980. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Douglas, A. Vibert. Atlantic Monthly literary manuscripts, 1928-1930. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Atlantic monthly (Boston, Mass. : 1857), 1928-1930 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Hoffleit, Ellen Dorrit, 1907- person
associatedWith International Astronomical Union. corporateBody
associatedWith Queen's University. Dean of Women. corporateBody
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Birth 1894-12-15

Death 1988-07-02

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