# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dorrit-hoffleit
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:28:14.040Z

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name: "Dorrit Hoffleit"
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description: "Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit was an American senior research astronomer at Yale University. She is best known for her work in variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, meteors, and the Bright Star Catalog. She is also known for her mentorship of many young women and generations of astronomers."
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birthDate: "1907-03-12"
deathDate: "2007-04-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump