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Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (20 July 1890 – 27 July 1960) was a Danish astronomer.

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Julie Vinter Hansen
Born	(1890-07-20)20 July 1890 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	27 July 1960(1960-07-27) (aged 70) Mürren, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Awards	Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (1940)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy

Life

Early life

Vinter Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Education

While studying at the University of Copenhagen, she was appointed a computer at the University's observatory in 1915. In the pre-electronic era, computers were humans that worked doing hand calculations at the direction of astronomers. She was the first woman to hold an appointment at the University. She was later appointed observatory assistant and, in 1922, observer.

Career

Editor of Nordic Astronomy Review

She was a very energetic worker, who, along with her normal work of observing and performing mathematical reductions of observations took on the task of editing the Nordisk Astronomisk Tidsskrift (Nordic Astronomy Review).

International Astronomical Union

She later became Director of the International Astronomical Union's telegram bureau and Editor of its Circulars.

Work as Astronomer at University of Copenhagen

By 1939, Vinter Hansen was the First Astronomer at the Observatory of the University of Copenhagen, widely known for her accurate computation of orbits of minor planets and comets.

Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Award

In that 1939 she received the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (travel award), given to women that have made big contributions on arts or science. With the award money (DKK 10.000 or 160,000 of actual US $) undertook a tour through the United States to Japan and back. On her return trip in 1940, the outbreak of World War II restricted her homeward journey.

Work in University of California

She was awarded a Martin Kellogg Fellowship at the University of California which allowed her to work for a time in the United States. Also in 1940 she was awarded the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy.

Return to Denmark

Vinter Hansen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1956[1] and continued her career at the University of Copenhagen until 1960.

Death

Julie Vinter Hansen died in 1960, from a heart-failure just days before her retirement, in her beloved vacation destination, the Swiss mountain village of Mürren, and was buried in Copenhagen. The minor planet 1544 Vinterhansenia, discovered by Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma in the 1940s, was named in her honour.

Awards

• Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1956)
• Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (1940)
• Martin Kellogg Fellowship
• Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Award.

Further reading

• Julie Vinter Hansen Papers, University Library, UC Santa Cruz

References

Sources

• Rasmusen, H.Q. (March 1961). "Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (obituary)". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2: 38. Bibcode:1961QJRAS...2...38.

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[de] Julie Marie Vinter Hansen

Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (* 20. Juli 1890 in Kopenhagen; † 27. Juli 1960 in Mürren, Schweiz) war eine dänische Astronomin. Eine gebräuchliche Abkürzung ihres Namens scheint JVH gewesen zu sein.

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[es] Julie Vinter Hansen

Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (20 de julio de 1890 – 27 de julio de 1960) fue una astrónoma danesa.

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[fr] Julie Vinter Hansen

Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (20 juillet 1890 – 27 juillet 1960) est une astronome danoise.

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[it] Julie Vinter Hansen

Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (Copenaghen, 20 luglio 1890 – Mürren, 27 luglio 1960) è stata un'astronoma danese.

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