Emma Vyssotsky
Emma Vyssotsky (born October 23, 1894 in Media , Pennsylvania , † May 1975), born Emma TR Williams, was an American astronomer .
biography
Vyssotsky received her Ph.D. in 1930. in astronomy from Harvard College . She spent her entire career at the McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia . Her area of expertise was the movements of stars, especially in the Milky Way .
Vyssotsky married the Russian astronomer Alexander N. Vyssotsky in 1929 . They have a son together, Victor A. Vyssotsky ( mathematician and computer scientist ).
She was awarded the Annie Jump Cannon Prize for Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society in 1946.
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| SURNAME | Vyssotsky, Emma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Emma TR (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Media , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1975 |