Editing Dorrit Hoffleit (section)

{{short description|American astronomer (1907–2007)}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name              = Dorrit Hoffleit
| image             = Dorrit-hoffleit.JPG
| image_size        = 200px
| alt               = Colour portrait photograph of Dorrit Hoffleit. A female scientist.
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1907|03|12}}
| birth_place       = [[Florence, Alabama]]
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2007|04|09|1907|03|12}}
| death_place       = [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
| resting_place     =
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| other_names       = Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit
| nationality       = American
| fields            = [[Astronomy]]
| workplaces        = [[Harvard College Observatory]], [[Ballistic Research Laboratory]], [[Harvard University]], [[Yale University]], [[Maria Mitchell Observatory]]
| alma_mater        = [[Radcliffe College]]
| thesis_title      = On the Spectroscopic Determination of Absolute Magnitudes, With Application to the Southern Stars of Types Later than A.
| thesis_url        = https://www.proquest.com/docview/301768926/
| thesis_year       = 1938
| doctoral_advisor  = [[Bart Bok]]
| academic_advisors =
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| notable_students  =
| known_for         = [[Bright Star Catalog]]
| influences        =
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| awards            = [[Caroline Wilby Prize]]<br>[[George Van Biesbroeck Prize]] {{small|(1988)}}
}}

'''Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit''' (March 12, 1907 – April 9, 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aavso.org/memoriam-dorrit-hoffleit|title=In Memoriam: Dorrit Hoffleit |last1=Saladyga|first1=Michael|last2=Waagen|first2=Elizabeth|date=2010-05-02|website=www.aavso.org|language=en}}</ref> was an American senior research [[astronomer]] at [[Yale University]]. She is best known for her work in [[variable star]]s, [[astrometry]], [[Astronomical spectroscopy|spectroscopy]], [[Meteoroid|meteors]], and the [[Bright Star Catalog]]. She is also known for her mentorship of many young women and generations of astronomers.<ref name="Dorrit Hoffleit">{{cite book
|author = Dorrit Hoffleit
|title = Misfortunes as Blessings in Disguise: The Story of My Life
|url = https://www.aavso.org/dorrit-hoffleit-autobiography-misfortunes-blessings-disguise
|publisher = [[American Association of Variable Star Observers]]
|isbn = 978-1-878174-48-2|year = 2002
}}</ref>