# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sarah-frances-whiting
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:31:39.360Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sarah-frances-whiting"
name: "Sarah Frances Whiting"
slug: "sarah-frances-whiting"
description: "Sarah Frances Whiting was an American physicist and astronomer. In February 1896 Whiting founded both the physics and astronomy departments; and was the first professor of physics and astronomy at Wellesley College, where she taught for over 30 years. At Wellesley College, Whiting instructed several notable astronomers and physicists, including Annie Jump Cannon. Whiting was one of the founders and the first director of the Whitin Observatory."
tagline: "American physicist and astronomer (1847-1927)"
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country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1847-08-23"
deathDate: "1927-09-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump